PILOCARPINE Eye drops Ref.[7850] Active ingredients: Pilocarpine

Source: Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB)  Revision Year: 2016  Publisher: Martindale Pharmaceuticals Ltd, T/a Martindale Pharma, Bampton Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 8UG

Product name and form

Pilocarpine Eye Drops 4.0% w/v.

Pharmaceutical Form

Eye Drops.

Qualitative and quantitative composition

Excipient(s) with known effect: Pilocarpine Hydrochloride 40 mg/ml also contains Benzalkonium Chloride.

For a full list of excipients, see section 6.1.

Active Ingredient Description
Pilocarpine

Pilocarpine is a cholinergic parasympathomimetic agent exerting a broad spectrum of pharmacologic effects with predominant muscarinic action. Pilocarpine, in appropriate dosage, can increase secretion by exocrine glands such as the sweat, salivary, lacrimal, gastric, pancreatic and intestinal glands and the mucous cells of the respiratory tract.

List of Excipients

Benzalkonium chloride solution BP
Purified water BP

Pack sizes and marketing

Plastic tamper evident eye dropper bottle assembly. Pack size 10ml.

Marketing authorization holder

Martindale Pharmaceuticals Ltd, T/a Martindale Pharma, Bampton Road, Harold Hill, Romford, RM3 8UG

Marketing authorization dates and numbers

PL 00156/0078

6 June 1997

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