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Miotics

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Definition: Agents causing contraction of the pupil of the eye. Some sources use the term miotics only for the parasympathomimetics but any drug used to induce miosis is included here.  do not confuse with "mitotic"; note entry term MIOTIC EFFECT: use only for the miotic effect of a chemical substance   
See Also Adrenergic Antagonists; Cholinesterase Inhibitors; Muscarinic Agonists; Parasympathomimetics; Sympatholytics 		Other names Effects, Miotic; Effect, Miotic; Miotic Effects; Miotic Effect
Substances having this pharmacologic action: calcitonin gene-related peptide (8-37); aceclidine; Physostigmine; Pilocarpine; Moxisylyte; Methacholine Chloride; Echothiophate Iodide; Carbachol

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