pilocarpine HCl/pilocarpine nitrate (optic)

trade names: Adsorbocarpine, Akarpine, Isopto Carpine, Pilocar, Liquifilm, others drug class: miotic, cholinergicc agonist; action: acts directly on cholinergic receptor sites; induces miosis, spasm of accommodation, fall in intraocular pressure; uses: primary glaucoma, early stages of wide-angle glaucoma; also used to neutralize mydriatics used during eye examination. Also taken internally for nondrug-induced xerostomia such as Sjogren’s syndrome and head and neck cancer patients.