Note: 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 ophthalmic
• Pilocarpine (Ophthalmic)
• Pilocarpine (Oral)
• Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
• Pilocarpine, Pilocarpine Hydrochloride, Pilocarpine Nitrate
• Pilocarpine (Systemic)
• Pilocarpine Eye Drops
• Pilocarpine Tablets

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 Categories

Miotic agent

Muscarinic receptor agonist (parasympathomimetic agent, direct acting)

Glaucoma treatment

Chemical Name

2(3H)-Furanone, 3-etyldihydro-4-[(1-metyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)metyl]-, (3S-cis)-

Foreign Names

• Pilocarpinum (Latin)
• Pilocarpin (German)
• Pilocarpine (French)

Generic Names

• Pilocarpine (OS: BAN, DCF, JAN)
• Pilocarpine (PH: USP 41)
• Pilocarpine Hydrochloride (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Pilocarpine (chlorhydrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Pilocarpine Hydrochloride (PH: BP 2018, JP XVII, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
• Pilocarpine hydrochloride (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Pilocarpinhydrochlorid (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Pilocarpini hydrochloridum (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Pilocarpine Nitrate (OS: BANM)
• Pilocarpine (nitrate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Pilocarpine Nitrate (PH: BP 2018, Ph. Int. 7, USP 41)
• Pilocarpine nitrate (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)
• Pilocarpini nitras (PH: Ph. Eur. 9, Ph. Int. 7)
• Pilocarpinnitrat (PH: Ph. Eur. 9)

Brand Names

• Fotil [+ Timolol]
  Santen Oy, Iceland
• Fotil Forte [+ Timolol]
  Santen Oy, Iceland
• Iotim-Plus [+ Timolol]
  FDC, India
• Isopto Carpina
  Alcon, Paraguay
• Isopto Carpine
  Alcon, Ethiopia
• Isoptocarpine 1%
  Alcon, Egypt
• Isoptocarpine 2%
  Alcon, Egypt
• Isoptocarpine 3%
  Alcon, Egypt
• Isoptocarpine 4%
  Alcon, Egypt
• Medicarpine
  Medipak, Pakistan
• Miokarpin
  Hemofarm, Bosnia & Herzegowina
• Ocucarpine 1%
  Alexandria Co., Egypt
• Ocucarpine 2%
  Alexandria Co., Egypt
• Ocucarpine 3%
  Alexandria Co., Egypt
• Ocucarpine 4%
  Alexandria Co., Egypt
• Omaclopil
  Lafedar, Argentina
• Pil Ofteno
  Sophia, Mexico
• Pilagan
  Allergan, India
• Pilo
  Chauvin, Tunisia
• Pilocar
  FDC, India
• Pilocarpin 2% Polfa
  Warszawskie Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polfa, Lithuania
• Pilocarpina 2% Biosano
  Biosano, Paraguay
• Pilocarpina Biosano
  Laboratorios Biosano, Chile
• Pilocarpina Servimedic
  Servimedic, Uruguay
• Pilocarpine 2% Amoun
  Amoun, Egypt
• Pilocarpine 2% Martindale
  Martindale Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus
• Pilocarpine 4% Martindale
  Martindale Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus
• Pilocarpine Wu Fu
  Wu Fu, Taiwan
• Pilogen
  Aristopharma, Bangladesh
• Pilokarpino hidrochlorido 1% Endokrininiai preparatai
  Endokrininiai preparatai, Lithuania
• Pilolol [+ Timolol]
  Unimed, Tunisia
• Timpilo 4 [+ Timolol]
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Lithuania
• Adsorbocarpine 1%
  Nippon Tenganyaku Kenkyujo, Japan
• Adsorbocarpine 2%
  Nippon Tenganyaku Kenkyujo, Japan
• Apicarpin
  Amman Pharmaceutical, Oman
• Asipine
  Asiatic Lab, Bangladesh
• Cidren
  Cherubino, Malta; Vocate, Greece
• Citol Astenopia [+ Potassium Iodide]
  Oftalmica, Paraguay
• Citol Pilocarpina
  Oftalmica, Paraguay
• Colircusi Pilocarpina
  Novartis Farmaceutica, Spain
• Diocarpine 1%
  Dioptic Pharmaceuticals, Canada
• Diocarpine 2%
  Dioptic Pharmaceuticals, Canada
• Diocarpine 4%
  Dioptic Pharmaceuticals, Canada
• Dropilton 2%
  Bruschettini, Italy
• Dropilton 4%
  Bruschettini, Italy
• Equiton [+ Timolol]
  Bruschettini, Italy; Bruschettini, Taiwan
• Fotil [+ Timolol]
  Santen, Bulgaria; Santen, Germany; Santen, Denmark; Santen, Finland; Santen, Georgia; Santen, Kuwait; Santen, Lithuania; Santen, Latvia; Santen, Norway; Santen, Philippines; Santen, Russian Federation; Santen, Sweden; Santen Oy, Czech Republic
• Fotil 5 mg/ml+20 mg/ml [+ Timolol]
  Santen, Hungary
• Fotil Forte [+ Timolol]
  Santen, Bulgaria; Santen, Denmark; Santen, Finland; Santen, Georgia; Santen, Lithuania; Santen, Norway; Santen, Russian Federation; Santen Oy, Czech Republic
• Fotil forte [+ Timolol]
  Santen, Sweden
• Fotil forte 5 mg/ml+40 mg/ml [+ Timolol]
  Santen, Hungary
• Glaucotensil [+ Timolol]
  Poen, Argentina; Poen, Paraguay
• Glauko Biciron 1%/0,25% [+ Phenylephrine]
  S & K Pharma Schumann und Kohl, Germany
• Isopto Carpina
  Alcon Cusi, Spain
• Isopto Carpina 2%
  Alcon, Argentina; Alcon, Colombia
• Isopto Carpine
  Alcon, Bahrain; Alcon, Greece; Alcon, Hong Kong; Alcon, Oman; Alcon, Philippines; Alcon, Taiwan; Alcon, South Africa; Novartis, Finland; Novartis, New Zealand; Novartis, United States; Novartis Healthcare A/S, Iceland; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Australia; Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Canada
• Isopto Carpine 1%
  Alcon, Luxembourg
• Isopto Carpine 2%
  Alcon, Luxembourg
• Isopto-Carpine 2%
  Alcon, Greece
• Isopto-Carpine 4%
  Alcon, Greece
• Isopto-Pilocarpine 2%
  Alcon, France
• Locarpin-F
  Roster, Peru
• Miokar
  Sanbe, Indonesia
• Miokarpin
  Hemomont, Serbia
• Normoglaucon [+ Metipranolol]
  Dr. Gerhard Mann, China
• Oogdruppels Pilocarpine [veterinary use]
  Alfasan International, Netherlands
• Picarpin
  Humax, Colombia
• Pilo Grin
  Grin, Mexico
• Pilobloc [+ Thymol]
  Santen OY-SF, Italy
• Pilocar
  Oftalmi, Venezuela
• Pilocarpin Puroptal 1%
  Agepha, Austria
• Pilocarpin Puroptal 2%
  Agepha, Austria
• Pilocarpina
  Allergan, Brazil; Tubilux Pharma, Italy
• Pilocarpina cloridrato
  Tubilux Pharma, Italy
• Pilocarpina HCl Pharma Arte
  Pharma Arte, Paraguay
• Pilocarpina Lux
  Allergan, Italy
• Pilocarpina Nicolich
  Laboratorio Saval, Chile
• Pilocarpina Saval
  Saval, Paraguay
• Pilocarpine
  Extemporaneous Product, New Zealand; Sintez, Georgia
• Pilocarpine 1%
  MaCarthys, Malta; Martindale, United Kingdom
• Pilocarpine 2%
  MaCarthys, Malta; Martindale, United Kingdom
• Pilocarpine 2% Vitamed
  Vitamed, Israel
• Pilocarpine 4%
  MaCarthys, Malta; Martindale, United Kingdom
• Pilocarpine HCL O.P.D
  Shionogi, Taiwan
• Pilocarpine Hydrochloride
  Akorn Animal Health, United States; IMPAX Laboratories, United States; Innogenix, United States; Lannett, United States; Perrigo, United States
• Pilocarpine Oasis
  Oasis, Taiwan
• Pilocarpine Synpac-Kingdom
  Synpac-Kingdom, Taiwan
• Pilocarpinehydrochloride Teva
  Teva Nederland, Netherlands
• Pilocarpine-Isopto
  Novartis, Belgium
• Pilocarpine-Isopto 1%
  Novartis, Luxembourg
• Pilocarpine-Isopto 2%
  Novartis, Luxembourg
• Pilocarpine-OSL
  Opso Saline, Bangladesh
• Pilocarpinum WZF 2%
  Polfa Warszawa, Poland
• Pilocarpin-V Unimed Pharma
  Unimed Pharma, Lithuania
• Pilocollyre
  Cooper, Greece
• Pilocollyre 2%
  Cooper, Cyprus; Cooper, Greece
• Pilokarpin
  Unimed Pharma, Slovakia
• Pilokarpin CCS
  Trimb Healthcare, Sweden
• Pilokarpino hidrochlorido 1% Kauno
  Kauno, Lithuania
• Pilokarpino hidrochlorido 2% Kauno
  Kauno, Lithuania
• Pilomann 0.5%
  Dr. Gerhard Mann, Germany
• Pilomann 1%
  Dr. Gerhard Mann, Germany
• Pilomann 2%
  Dr. Gerhard Mann, Germany
• Pilomin
  Abdi Ibrahim, Turkey
• Pilopt
  Pharmacy Retailing, New Zealand
• Pilosed
  Bilim, Turkey
• Prothenol
  Zwitter Pharmaceuticals, Cyprus; Zwitter Pharmaceuticals, Greece
• Salaflow
  Yu Sheng, Taiwan
• Salagen
  Adeka, Turkey; Eisai, Israel; Eisai, South Korea; Eisai, Thailand; Eisai, United States; Euroetika, Colombia; Kissei Pharmaceutical, Japan; Medcor Pharmaceuticals, Netherlands; Merus, Portugal; Merus Labs, United Kingdom; Merus Labs, Greece; Merus Labs, Netherlands; MGI Pharma, Singapore; Novartis, Finland; Novartis Farma, Italy; P & D, Malta; Patheon, Taiwan; Pfizer, Canada; POA Pharma, Sweden; Rovi, Spain; SERB Laboratoires, France
• Salagen 0.5%
  Kissei Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Salagen 5 mg
  CPS Cito Pharma Services, Switzerland; Merus Labs Luxco, Hungary; Novartis Pharma, Austria
• Salvakal
  Sam-On, Israel
• Sanpilo 0.5%
  Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sanpilo 1%
  Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sanpilo 2%
  Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sanpilo 3%
  Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Sanpilo 4%
  Santen Pharmaceutical, Japan
• Spersacarpin 0,5%
  OmniVision, Germany
• Spersacarpin 2%
  OmniVision, Germany
• Spersacarpine
  CIBA, Kuwait
• Spersacarpine 2%
  Novartis, Lebanon; OmniVision, Switzerland
• Timicon [+ Timolol]
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Italy
• Timpilo 2 [+ Timolol]
  Merck Sharp & Dohme, Lithuania
• TP-Ophtal [+ Timolol]
  Winzer, Germany
• Wetol
  Beta, Argentina
• Xerosal
  Nassington Ltd, Greece
• Locarp [+ Chlorobutanol]
  Cadila, India
• Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate
  Bausch & Lomb, Australia; Bausch & Lomb, Ireland; Bausch & Lomb, New Zealand
• Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate 2%
  Bausch & Lomb UK, United Kingdom; Sanolabor, Slovenia; Valeant Canada, Canada
• Minims Pilocarpinenitraat
  Bausch & Lomb Pharma, Netherlands
• Pilocarpina Farmigea
  Farmigea, Italy
• Pilocarpine Faure
  Europhta, Monaco
• Pilocarpine Faure 1%
  Europhta, France
• Pilocarpine Faure 2%
  Europhta, France
• Pilocarpine Nitrate 1% Minims
  Chauvin, Kuwait
• Pilocarpine Nitrate 2% Minims
  Chauvin, Kuwait
• Pilocarpine Nitrate 4% Minims
  Chauvin, Kuwait
• Pilocarpine-GuoGuang Pharm
  Guoguang Pharmaceutical, China
• Pilokarpin Minims
  Bausch & Lomb, Norway
• Rui Er Xin
  Anke Xinxing Pharmaceutical, China
• Zhenrui
  Bausch & Lomb, China

Glossary

Further information on drug naming conventions: International Nonproprietary Names.