How to Use atropine in a Sentence

atropine

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Definition of atropinenext
  • And a year’s supply of atropine eye drops costs hundreds of dollars.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2022
  • After giving her more atropine, Mary came around again and gave her consent.
    — Louis F Janeira, Discover Magazine, 9 June 2014
  • The doctors then went back and analyzed blood taken from the patient at the time, finding the atropine at high concentrations in his blood too.
    — Victoria Forster, Forbes, 1 June 2021
  • Studies have shown low doses of Atropine, eye drops used to treat amblyopia (lazy eye), may slow down its progression.
    — By Sue Arrowsmith, miamiherald, 24 July 2017
  • One tool that everyone carries is a personal atropine or oxime pen—a nerve agent treatment.
    — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 7 Aug. 2018
  • But all types of nerve agent poisoning can be treated with standard antidotes such as atropine and diazepam.
    — Robert Chilcott, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2020
  • At this point, the victim’s life could be saved only by the administration of atropine, which counteracts the agent and allows the body to metabolize it.
    — Ellen Barry and Ceylan Yeginsu, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Doctors are providing Navalny atropine, a medicine used to treat some forms of nerve agent and pesticide poisonings.
    — Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Healthcare providers in the U.S. now use atropine for moderate levels of nearsightedness.
    — Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Samuel would need constant care and heavy medication: atropine for his eyes, Revatio for his lungs, Keppra and Topomax for his epilepsy.
    — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, 11 Dec. 2017
  • Navalny is being treated with the antidote atropine, the hospital said.
    — Star Tribune, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Antidotes do exist, one being atropine, but have to be administered quickly, otherwise the effect of the nerve agent cannot be reversed.
    — Simon Cotton, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2018
  • All nerve agent victims are given atropine, which blocks muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.
    — Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Doctors are using atropine, which is commonly used for nerve gas and pesticide poisonings, to treat Navalny.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2020
  • Steroidal alkaloids such as solanine have atropine-like effects on the nervous system inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 28 July 2022
  • That shows up in the chapter on atropine, the toxin in deadly nightshade that blocks the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and again in the chapter on strychnine, a popular rat killer that blocks the neurotransmitter glycine.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 13 Mar. 2022
  • Some specialists prefer using eye drops of atropine, a medicine originally used as a nervous system blocker to treat heart rhythm problems.
    — Shari Rudavsky, Indianapolis Star, 2 Dec. 2019
  • Doctors use atropine to reduce saliva during surgery, and to accelerate the heart rate when needed, and scopolamine protects against post-surgery nausea and vomiting.
    — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Syringes of adrenaline, atropine and amiodorone are prepared to stimulate and stabilize the faltering currents of a heart muscle starved of oxygen.
    — Melissa Healy, latimes.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • An antidote, atropine, can be injected after exposure and is carried by medics in war zones where weapons of mass destruction are suspected.
    — Eileen Ng, Orange County Register, 3 Mar. 2017
  • There have been 34 alkaloids discovered in henbane, including scopolamine, hyoscyamine and atropine.
    — Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Using a technique called mass spectrometry, Robinson and his colleagues studied the chemical composition of four of the bundles and found the compounds scopolamine and atropine—the same chemical mixture that’s found in datura.
    — Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The flower contains the alkaloids scopolamine and atropine, which are considered an entheogen—a psychoactive compound used in a spiritual context.
    — David Shultz, Science | AAAS, 23 Nov. 2020
  • Low concentration eye drops of a pupil-dilating substance called atropine have been shown to be extremely effective for many patients when administered daily, Walline says.
    — Fortune, 12 Jan. 2022
  • First, the visitors rode to Hospital Metropolitano de la Montaña to drop off the medicine its staff had requested: dopamine, epinephrine, magnesium sulfate, atropine, calcium gluconate, and more.
    — Richard Fausset, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2017
  • In addition to the hyoscyamine, other medications used include: atropine eyedrops under the tongue; the antidepressant amitriptyline; and glycopyrrolate.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Dec. 2021
  • Hospitals generally have atropine on hand; it is commonly used in much less drastic situations, like dilating pupils for eye exams.
    — Gerry Doyle, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2017
  • Injections of atropine, if administered quickly after exposure, can counteract the lethal effects of VX.
    — Gerry Doyle, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2017
  • Recent research has suggested that using eyedrops with the medication atropine may slow the progression of nearsightedness.
    — Mayo Clinic News Network, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Antibiotics are not usually needed, and anti-diarrhea meds such as loperamide (Imodium A-D and generic) and diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil and generic) do little to help and could hinder recovery.
    — Consumer Reports, Washington Post, 26 June 2017

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