Atropine Sulphate Injection is used as:
- a preoperative medication for the reduction of salivary and bronchial
secretions. - during cardiopulmonary resuscitation to treat sinus bradycardia or
asystole. - treatment of symptomatic sinus bradycardia induced by drugs or toxic
substances such as pilocarpine, organophosphate pesticides, amanita muscaria
mushrooms. - management of bradycardia of acute myocardial infarction.
- prevention of cholinergic effects on the heart (e.g. arrhythmias,
bradycardia) during surgery. - in combination with neostigmine during reversal of effect of
non-depolarising muscle relaxants.
