Is Tropicamide registered with the SFDA?

The SFDA human drug list (edition 4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance) lists 4 valid registrations of Tropicamide, including EYMID 1% EYE DROP (1 %, Eye drops, SAR 39.30); MINIMS TROPICAMIDE 0.5% EYE DROPS (0.5 %, Eye drops, solution, SAR 60.05); MINIMS TROPICAMIDE 1% W-V (1 %, Eye drops, solution, SAR 48.05); MYDRIACYL 1% EYE DROPS (1 %, Eye drops, solution, SAR 18.95).

Is Tropicamide approved by the US FDA?

Drugs@FDA lists 15 application product lines for Tropicamide, including MYDRIACYL (Prescription); MYDRIACYL (Prescription); TROPICAMIDE (Prescription); TROPICAMIDE (Prescription); TROPICACYL (Prescription).

Is Tropicamide on the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines?

Yes — 14.1. Diagnostic agents > Ophthalmic medicines (core list): Cycloplegic drug.

Active substance

Tropicamide

SFDA 4
US FDA 15
Health Canada 4
US price lines 3
NHS prices 3
WHO EML 1

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade name	Strength	Form · route	Pack	Public price	Type	Company	Status
EYMID 1% EYE DROP	1 %	Eye drops · Ophthalmic use	20 Single Dose Container	SAR 39.30	Generic · Prescription	Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Company	Valid
MINIMS TROPICAMIDE 0.5% EYE DROPS	0.5 %	Eye drops, solution · Ophthalmic use	20 Single Dose Container	SAR 60.05	Generic · Prescription	CHAUVIN BAUSCH & LOMB	Valid
MINIMS TROPICAMIDE 1% W-V	1 %	Eye drops, solution · Ophthalmic use	20 Single Dose Container	SAR 48.05	NCE · Prescription	CHAUVIN BAUSCH & LOMB	Valid
MYDRIACYL 1% EYE DROPS	1 %	Eye drops, solution · Ophthalmic use	1 Dropper Container	SAR 18.95	Generic · Prescription	ALCON N.V.	Valid

Indications — CHI Daman Drug Formulary

NON-INFECTIOUS UVEITIS

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

Product	Strength	Form · route	Applicant	Status	First approved
MYDRIACYL	0.5%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	SANDOZ	Prescription	6 Dec 1974
MYDRIACYL	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	ALCON LABS INC	Prescription	6 Dec 1974
TROPICAMIDE	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	BAUSCH AND LOMB	Prescription	27 Jul 1994
TROPICAMIDE	0.5%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	BAUSCH AND LOMB	Prescription	27 Jul 1994
TROPICACYL	0.5%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	EPIC PHARMA LLC	Prescription	29 Sep 2000
TROPICACYL	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	RISING	Prescription	29 Sep 2000
TROPICAMIDE	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	SOMERSET THERAPS LLC	Prescription	12 Dec 2019
MYDRIACYL	0.5% Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons; 1% Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons	solution/drops · ophthalmic	ALCON	Discontinued	23 Feb 1960
TROPICAMIDE	0.5%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	MIZA PHARMS USA	Discontinued	30 Jul 1982
TROPICAMIDE	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	MIZA PHARMS USA	Discontinued	9 Aug 1982
TROPICAMIDE	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	EPIC PHARMA LLC	Discontinued	28 Aug 1985
TROPICAMIDE	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	ALCON PHARMS LTD	Discontinued	28 Dec 1990
MYDRIAFAIR	1%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	PHARMAFAIR	Discontinued
MYDRIAFAIR	0.5%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	PHARMAFAIR	Discontinued
TROPICAMIDE	0.5%	solution/drops · ophthalmic	WATSON LABS	Discontinued

Canada Canada — marketed products (Health Canada)

Brand	DIN	Strength	Form · route	Company
MINIMS TROPICAMIDE	02148536	1 % / W/V	DROPS · OPHTHALMIC	BAUSCH & LOMB INC
MYDRIACYL	00000981	0.5 % / W/V	SOLUTION · OPHTHALMIC	ALCON CANADA INC
MYDRIACYL	00001007	1 % / W/V	SOLUTION · OPHTHALMIC	ALCON CANADA INC
ODAN-TROPICAMIDE	00622885	1 %	SOLUTION · OPHTHALMIC	ODAN LABORATORIESLTD

Prices — United States and England

Source	Product as listed	Price	Unit / pack	Date
US NADAC	TROPICAMIDE 1% EYE DROP	$0.55153	per ML	23 Sep 2026
US NADAC	TROPICAMIDE 1% EYE DROPS	$2.63506	per ML	23 Sep 2026
US NADAC	TROPICAMIDE 1% EYE DROPS	$0.55153	per ML	23 Sep 2026
NHS Drug Tariff	Tropicamide 0.5% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose preservative free	£13.14	20 unit dose	1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug Tariff	Tropicamide 1% eye drops	£1.60	5 ml	1 Oct 2026
NHS Drug Tariff	Tropicamide 1% eye drops 0.5ml unit dose preservative free	£13.29	20 unit dose	1 Oct 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

WHO WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (2025)

14.1. Diagnostic agents > Ophthalmic medicines · core
Cycloplegic drug
Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.5%

Combinations containing Tropicamide

Lidocaine + phenylephrine + tropicamide

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.