Brevital Sodium and Isopto Atropine Ophthalmic Solution

• Generic Name: methohexital
• Dosage Forms: injection, powder, lyophilized, for solution
• Other Brand Names: Brevital Sodium

Brevital Sodium is a barbiturate (bar-BIT-chur-ate). This medicine slows the activity of your brain and nervous system.

Brevital Sodium is used to cause you to fall asleep before a surgery or other medical procedure.

Brevital Sodium may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: atropine ophthalmic
• Dosage Forms: ophthalmic solution
• Other Brand Names: Atropine-1, Isopto Atropine, Atropisol, Ocu-Tropine, Atropine Care, Atrosulf-1, Atropin-Care

Atropine causes the muscles in your eye to become relaxed. This widens (dilates) your pupil so that it will not respond to light.

Atropine ophthalmic (for the eye) is used to dilate your pupils when you have an inflammatory condition or in postsurgery situations in which this effect may be helpful.

Atropine ophthalmic is also used in people with a condition called amblyopia (sometimes called "lazy eye"). Atropine ophthalmic can be placed into the stronger eye to temporarily blur the vision in that eye. This helps strengthen the weaker eye because the brain will force that eye to work harder to focus.

Atropine ophthalmic may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.