Tropicamide and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Tropicamide (tropicamide), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, also take Lucentis, and have Diabetic retinal oedema.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,522 people who have side effects when taking Tropicamide from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Tropicamide?

Tropicamide has active ingredients of tropicamide. eHealthMe is studying from 1,529 Tropicamide users. Check the latest studies of Tropicamide.

On Aug, 08, 2026

1,522 people reported to have side effects when taking Tropicamide.
Among them, 15 people (0.99%) died.

Among these 15 people:

What is the gender of people who died when taking Tropicamide? *

female: 33.33 %
male: 66.67 %

What is the age of people who died when taking Tropicamide? *

What are other drugs people take besides Tropicamide? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

Visual Impairment: 3 people, 20.00%
Heart Rate Decreased: 2 people, 13.33%
Vitreous Floaters (spots before the eyes): 2 people, 13.33%
Visual Acuity Reduced (reduced clearness of vision): 2 people, 13.33%
Acute Kidney Failure: 1 person, 6.67%
Dehydration (dryness resulting from the removal of water): 1 person, 6.67%
Hip Fracture: 1 person, 6.67%
High Blood Pressure: 1 person, 6.67%
Heart Attack: 1 person, 6.67%
Head Injury: 1 person, 6.67%

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

Diabetic Retinal Oedema (excessive build-up of fluid in the retina due to diabetes): 3 people, 20.00%
Age-Related Macular Degeneration: 2 people, 13.33%
Diabetic Retinopathy (damage to the retina caused by complications of diabetes): 2 people, 13.33%
Anaesthesia: 2 people, 13.33%
Breast Cancer: 1 person, 6.67%
Choroidal Neovascularisation (creation of new blood vessels in vascular layer of eye): 1 person, 6.67%
Convulsion (muscles contract and relax rapidly and repeatedly, resulting in an uncontrolled shaking of the body): 1 person, 6.67%
Dementia (madness): 1 person, 6.67%
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (primary high blood pressure that affects the arteries in the lungs and the right side of your heart): 1 person, 6.67%
Mydriasis (a dilation of the pupil): 1 person, 6.67%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Tropicamide:

Tropicamide (1,529 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of tropicamide:

Death and drugs with ingredients of tropicamide (20 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on tropicamide (the active ingredients of Tropicamide) and Tropicamide (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

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