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Medicines containing active substance Pilocarpine

This site has the patient leaflet or the SPC of 9 medicines with the active substance pilocarpine.

Medicines containing only pilocarpine

MedicineLegal category
Minims Pilocarpine Nitrate 2% w/v eye drops solution SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pilocarpine eye drops BP 1.0% w/v SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pilocarpine eye drops BP 2.0% w/v SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pilocarpine eye drops BP 4.0% w/v SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride 2.0% w/v eye drops, solution SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride 20 mg/ml, eye drops, solution SPC –
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)
Pilocarpine Hydrochloride 5 mg film-coated tablets, Salagen 5 mg film-coated tablets Prescription only (POM)
Salagen 5 mg film-coated tablets SPC Prescription only (POM)

ATC groups

The ATC classification sorts medicines by the organ they act on and by their effect – the group pages list the other medicines of the group too.

Sources: the MHRA product information and the European Medicines Agency (patient leaflets and SPCs), the NHS Dictionary of Medicines and Devices (dm+d), NHS Business Services Authority (substances, ATC codes and legal categories). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Ask your doctor or pharmacist which medicine is right for you.