Acetylcholine Chloride: Uses, Side Effects, and Drug Interactions

Brand names: Acetylcholine Chloride Phenolic

# Acetylcholine Chloride Overview Acetylcholine chloride is a medication that helps your eye muscles work properly during eye surgery. Doctors use it to make the pupil of your eye smaller and help your eye focus correctly when you need an operation. This drug works by sending signals to muscles in your eye, telling them to contract or tighten up. It's only used in hospitals or surgical centers by trained eye doctors, and patients are asleep or have numbing drops in their eyes when it's given. Since acetylcholine chloride is a strong medication used only during surgery, there are important safety rules doctors must follow. This medicine should never be used at home, and it must be kept away from children. Your doctor will carefully measure the right dose for your specific eye surgery and watch you closely while using it. If you're having eye surgery and your doctor mentions this medicine, ask them to explain exactly what it does and why they're using it for your procedure. Let them know right away if you have any allergies or health problems before your surgery begins.

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Most Reported Side Effects (FAERS)

  • DEPRESSION36 reports
  • DYSPNOEA35 reports
  • PNEUMONIA35 reports
  • MALAISE34 reports
  • RHINORRHOEA34 reports
  • SINUSITIS34 reports
  • SLEEP DISORDER34 reports
  • SLEEP DISORDER DUE TO A GENERAL MEDICAL CONDITION34 reports
  • THERAPEUTIC PRODUCT EFFECT INCOMPLETE34 reports
  • ANXIETY33 reports

Source: FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Voluntary reports do not establish causation.

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