Opthalmic atropine

Re: Opthalmic atropine

karen mcgoey — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 16:37:42 GMT

Had a similar problem last month. You can use Cyclopentate (Mydrilate is brand name) instead of atropine - see BSAVA formulary for information. Usually used in human medicine but under cascade can be used for cats and dogs. Has a prolonged action of 60 hours. I also used the atropine injectable topically while trying to find an alternative which was effective. Hope this helps!

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Laurence Webb — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:45:36 GMT

[quote user="Mark Holmes"]You can write a prescription with your practice address. I just use headed paper and write "please supply x (form strength etc) for use in animals under my care." they do like the word cascade in there somewhere as well. Then sign it. They will even accept cascade written by hand in ink as long as it's on the sheet.

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This can depend on the pharmacist a bit - we had one who refused to supply something for the practice but supplied the same medication quite happily for a specific animal. It was because to supply the practice the pharmacist was acting as a wholesaler rather than dispensing for an individual patient

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Evelyn Barbour-Hill — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:41:29 GMT

Centaur have Minims atropine, no problem.

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Stephen Courtney — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:24:37 GMT

Are the minims atropine tubes also unavailable?

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Noweia — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:49:12 GMT

Brilliant, thanks :D

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Mark Holmes — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:42:05 GMT

You can write a prescription with your practice address. I just use headed paper and write "please supply x (form strength etc) for use in animals under my care." they do like the word cascade in there somewhere as well. Then sign it. They will even accept cascade written by hand in ink as long as it's on the sheet.

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Noweia — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:35:37 GMT

Whenever you're getting stuff like Ketamine, that's not for specific patients, how do you go abotu writing the prescription? E.g., for the 'Owner's Address' category?

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Gillian Mostyn — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:20:51 GMT

you can buy pretty much anything from your local chemist, with a prescription obviously. Just give them a ring and they're usually great with providing information. We use ours all the time for all sorts of stuff. Last couple of weeks we've got our ketamine from ours...although they've now run out too!

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Noweia — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:06:35 GMT

We tried the injectable stuff today, but it's not a strong enough concentration. May try local chemist tomorrow. Can you just buy this stuff over the counter?

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Mark Holmes — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:05:03 GMT

Local chemist? Could you make up some injectable into drops

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Noweia — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:59:49 GMT

Can't get any form of eye atropine from our supplier!

Re: Opthalmic atropine

Mark Holmes — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:54:47 GMT

Have you tried minims atropine?