Chemicals and Drugs

Miotics

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

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.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Miotic Effect
  • Miotic Effects
  • Effect, Miotic
  • Effects, Miotic

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse with "mitotic"; note entry term MIOTIC EFFECT: use only for the miotic effect of a chemical substance

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  1. D27.505.696.663.050.495

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Miotics. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D008916. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D008916
  2. Miotics. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1293337