Tropicamide (TROP) Rapid Tests

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Tropicamide is an antimuscarinic drug that produces short acting mydriasis (dilation of the pupil) and cycloplegia when applied as eye drops. It’s sold under the brand name Mydriacyl among others, is a medication used to dilate the pupil and help with examination of the eye. According to the researchers of the European Commission-funded ReDNet Project, in Russia tropicamide is currently abused (injected intravenously) as an inexpensive recreational deliriant drug. Misuse of tropicamide typically occurs through IV injection; its effects last from 30 min to 6 h, and it is usually mixed with heroin, methadone, and other opioid drugs to potentiate the " rush" when injected intravenously. Medical effects of tropicamide misuse include slurred speech, persistent mydriasis, unconsciousness/ unresponsiveness, hallucinations, kidney pain, dysphoria, “open eye dreams,” hyperthermia, tremors, suicidal feelings, convulsions, psychomotor agitation, tachycardia and headache.

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