In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Pilocarpine (pilocarpine systemic) is a member of the drug class cholinergic agonists and is used to treat Xerostomia.
US matches:
- Pilocarpine
- Pilocarpine Drops
- Pilocarpine Gel
- Pilocarpine ophthalmic
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
- Pilocarpine Eye Drops
- Pilocarpine Tablets
UK matches:
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Eye Drops 1% w/v (SPC)
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Eye Drops 2% w/v (SPC)
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Eye Drops 4% w/v (SPC)
Scheme
BAN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
N07AX01,S01EB01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000092-13-7
Chemical Formula
C11-H16-N2-O2
Molecular Weight
208
Therapeutic Category
Parasympathomimetic agent, direct acting
Chemical Name
2(3H)-Furanone, 3-ethyldihydro-4-[(1-methyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)methyl]-, (3S-cis)-
Foreign Names
- Pilocarpinum (Latin)
- Pilocarpin (German)
- Pilocarpine (French)
Generic Names
- Pilocarpine (OS: BAN, DCF, JAN)
- Pilocarpine (PH: USP 32)
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride (OS: JAN, BANM)
- Pilocarpine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2010, JP XIV, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pilocarpinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pilocarpini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pilocarpine Nitrate (OS: BANM)
- Pilocarpine (nitrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pilocarpine Nitrate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pilocarpini nitras (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)
- Pilocarpinnitrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
Brand Names
- Dropial
Bruschettini, Ethiopia
- Isopto Carpine
Alcon, Botswana; Alcon, Eritrea; Alcon, Ethiopia; Alcon, Ghana; Alcon, Kenya; Alcon, Malawi; Alcon, Namibia; Alcon, Nigeria; Alcon, Tanzania; Alcon, Uganda; Alcon, Zambia; Alcon, Zimbabwe
- Pilo
Chauvin, Tunisia
- Pilocar
FDC, Ethiopia
- Pilocarin
Terapia, Romania
- Pilocarpin ankerpharm
Chauvin, Czech Republic; Chauvin, Germany
- Pilocarpina
Biosano, Chile; Saval Nicolich, Chile
- Pilocarpine HCl PCH
Pharmachemie, Netherlands
- Pilocarpine HCL Ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Netherlands
- Pilocarpine
Alcon, Tunisia; Merck Sharp & Dohme, Ethiopia; Polfa Warszawa, Georgia; Wu Fu, Taiwan
- Pilocarpine-Falcon
Alcon, Luxembourg
- Pilocarpinum
Polfa Warszawa, Poland
- Pilokarpin
Pliva, Bosnia & Herzegowina
- Pilomann
Mann, Germany
- Pilosed
Blim Pharmaceuticals, Ethiopia
- Adsorbocarpine
Nippon Tenganyaku KenkyujoNitten, Japan
- Apicarpin
Amman Pharm, Romania; Amman Pharmaceutical Industries Co., Oman
- Arteopilo (Pilocarpine and Carteolol)
Bausch & Lomb Swiss, Switzerland
- Asipine
Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh
- Betacarpin (Pilocarpine and Metipranolol)
Riel, Austria
- Caliprene
Lemery, Mexico
- Carpilo (Pilocarpine and Carteolol)
Chauvin, France
- Carteopil (Pilocarpine and Carteolol)
Meda, Luxembourg
- Cidren
Vocate, Greece
- Colircusi Pilocarpina
Alcon, Spain
- Dispercarpine
Novartis, Greece
- Dropil
Bruschettini, Romania
- Dropilton
Bruschettini, Italy
- Equiton (Pilocarpine and Timolol)
Bruschettini, Italy
- Fotil (Pilocarpine and Pilocarpine)
Santen, Germany
- Fotil (Pilocarpine and Timolol)
Amvis, Greece; Croma, Austria; Santen, Bahrain; Santen, Germany; Santen, Norway; Santen, Sweden; Santen Pharma AB, Denmark
- Glaucocarpine
Taro, Israel
- Glauko Biciron (Pilocarpine and Phenylephrine)
S & K Pharma, Germany
- Glauko Biciron (Pilocarpine and Pilocarpine)
S & K Pharma, Germany
- Humacarpin
Teva, Hungary
- Isopto Carpina
Alcon, Argentina; Alcon, Spain
- Isopto Carpine
Alcon, Australia; Alcon, Bangladesh; Alcon, Bahrain; Alcon, Brazil; Alcon, Canada; Alcon, Estonia; Alcon, Finland; Alcon, Greece; Alcon, Israel; Alcon, Iceland; Alcon, Sri Lanka; Alcon, Luxembourg; Alcon, Oman; Alcon, Romania; Alcon, Singapore; Alcon, Taiwan; Alcon, United States; Alcon, South Africa; Alcon-Couvreur, Belgium; Alcon-Couvreur, Malta
- Isopto Pilocarpina
Alcon, Chile
- Isopto Pilokarpin (veterinary use)
Alcon, Sweden
- Isopto-Pilokarpin
Alcon, Sweden
- Isoptocarpine
Alcon, Oman
- Isopto-Carpine
Alcon, Norway
- Isopto-Pilocarpine
Alcon, France
- Klonocarpina
Klonal, Argentina
- Locarpin-F
Roster, Peru
- Minims Pilocarpine (veterinary use)
Chauvin, United Kingdom
- Miokar
Sanbe, Indonesia
- Miokarpin
Hemomont, Serbia
- Mi-Pilo
Fischer, Israel
- Normastigmin mit Pilocarpin (Pilocarpine and Neostigmine)
Sigmapharm, Austria
- Normoglaucon (Pilocarpine and Metipranolol)
Mann, Germany; Tramedico, Belgium; Tramedico, Netherlands
- Normoglaucon (Pilocarpine and Pilocarpine)
Mann, Germany
- O.P.D.
Shionogi, Taiwan
- Oftan Pilocarpin
Santen, Russian Federation
- P.V. Carpine
Allergan, Australia
- Pilo
Chauvin, France; Meda, Belgium
- Pilobloc (Pilocarpine and Thymol)
Santen OY-SF, Italy
- Pilocar
Oftalmi, Venezuela
- Pilocarcil
Edol, Portugal
- Pilocarpin ankerpharm
Chauvin, Germany
- Pilocarpin Puroptal
Agepha, Austria
- Pilocarpina cloridrato
Alfa Intes, Italy; Tubilux, Italy
- Pilocarpina Lux
Allergan Ph.-Eir, Italy
- Pilocarpina
Allergan, Brazil; Nicolich, Peru; Tubilux, Italy
- Pilocarpine Eye Drops
MaCarthys, Malta
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution
Akorn, United States; Bausch & Lomb, United States; Falcon, United States
- Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
Lannett, United States; Shionogi, Taiwan
- Pilocarpine
Martindale, Oman; Opso Saline, Bangladesh; Vitamed, Georgia; Vitamed, Israel
- Pilocarpin-V Unimed
Unimed, Lithuania
- Pilocollyre
Cooper, Greece
- Pilodrops (veterinary use)
Ceva, Netherlands
- Pilogel
Alcon, Chile; Alcon, Czech Republic; Alcon, United Kingdom; Alcon, Ireland; Alcon, Israel; Alcon, Luxembourg; Alcon, Singapore; Alcon, Taiwan; Alcon, South Africa; Alcon Couvreur, Netherlands
- Pilogel (veterinary use)
Alcon, United Kingdom
- Pilokarp
Vulm, Slovakia
- Pilokarpin "Ophtha"
Ophtha, Denmark
- Pilokarpin CCS
CCS, Sweden
- Pilokarpin Minims
Chauvin, Norway
- Pilokarpin Unimed Pharma
Unimed, Latvia
- Pilokarpin
Ophtha, Norway; Unimed, Slovakia
- Pilomann
Mann, Germany; Mann, Luxembourg
- Pilomann EDO
Mann, Germany
- Pilomin
Nipa, Bangladesh
- Pilopine HS
Alcon, Botswana; Alcon, Canada; Alcon, Eritrea; Alcon, Ghana; Alcon, Kenya; Alcon, Malawi; Alcon, Namibia; Alcon, Nigeria; Alcon, Tanzania; Alcon, Uganda; Alcon, United States; Alcon, Zambia; Alcon, Zimbabwe
- Pilopt
Healthcare Logistics, New Zealand; Pacific EyeCare, Australia
- Pilosed
Bilim, Turkey
- Salagen
Eisai, United States; Euroetika, Colombia; Kissei, Japan; Megapharm, Israel; MGI Pharma, Hong Kong; Novartis, Austria; Novartis, Belgium; Novartis, Switzerland; Novartis, Germany; Novartis, Spain; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, France; Novartis, United Kingdom; Novartis, Greece; Novartis, Italy; Novartis, Luxembourg; Novartis, Netherlands; Novartis, Poland; Novartis, Portugal; Novartis, Sweden; Novartis, Slovenia; Novartis, Turkey; Novartis Ophthalmics, Hungary; Pfizer, Canada; UIC/Giant, Taiwan
- Sanpilo
Santen, Japan
- Spersacarpin
Novartis, Luxembourg; OmniVision, Germany; OmniVision, Luxembourg
- Spersacarpine
Omnivision, Switzerland; Omnivision, Luxembourg
- TP-Ophtal (Pilocarpine and Timolol)
Winzer, Germany
- Wetol
Beta, Argentina
- Carpo-Miotic
Bell, India
- Carteopil (Pilocarpine and Carteolol)
Meda, Belgium
- Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate
Bausch & Lomb, Australia; Bausch & Lomb, New Zealand; Bausch & Lomb, South Africa; Chauvin, Singapore; Chauvin Bausch & Lomb, Hong Kong; Laboratoire Chauvin, Oman; Novartis, Finland
- Minims Pilocarpine
Chauvin, United Kingdom; Chauvin, Ireland
- Minims Pilocarpinenitraat
Chauvin, Netherlands
- Minims Pilocarpinnitrat
Chauvin, Austria
- Nitrate de Pilocarpine-Chauvin
Chauvin, Luxembourg
- Pilocar
FDC, Oman
- Pilocarpina Farmigea
Farmigea, Italy
- Pilocarpine Faure
Europhta, Monaco
- Pilopos
Ursapharm, Czech Republic; Ursapharm, Germany
- Sonadryl
Allergan, Argentina
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
BAN | British Approved Name |
BANM | British Approved Name (Modified) |
DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
OS | Official Synonym |
PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
SPC | Summary of Product Characteristics (UK) |
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International Nonproprietary Names.