Mydriacyl

Shelf life

36 months (unopened). 4 weeks (after first opening).

Incompatibilities

None known.

List of excipients

Benzalkonium chloride, Disodium edetate, Sodium chloride, Sodium Hydroxide and/or Hydrochloric acid and Purified water.

Preclinical safety data

There are no preclinical data of relevance to the prescriber which are additional to that already included in other sections of the SPC.

Pharmacokinetic properties

Tropicamide administered topically to the human eye does not bind to tissues as firmly as does atropine. The wash out time for half recovery of carbachol responsiveness was shown to be less than 15 minutes for non-pigmented iris and 30 minutes for pigmented iris.

Date of revision of the text

08 March 2018

Marketing authorisation holder

Novartis Pharmaceuticals UK Limited

Frimley Business Park

Frimley

Camberley

Surrey

GU16 7SR

United Kingdom

Special precautions for storage

Do not store above 25°C.

Do not refrigerate or freeze.

Keep container in the outer carton.

Keep container tightly closed.

Discard contents 4 weeks after opening.

Nature and contents of container

Pack size - 5 ml.

Drop-Tainer - Natural Low Density Polyethylene Bottle and Plug.

Polystyrene or Polypropylene cap.

Marketing authorisation number(s)

PL 00101/1004

Special precautions for disposal and other handling

Do not touch dropper tip to any surface as this may contaminate the contents.

Date of first authorisation/renewal of the authorisation

5th February 2002