mydriacyl
Mydriacyl (Tropicamide) is a medication used to treat Iritis, Keratitis, Iridocyclitis.
Tropicamide · by Alcon
Key facts
- Active ingredient
- Tropicamide
- Form
- Drops
- Strength
- Tropicamide 0.5% **Federal Register Determination That Product was not Discontinued or Withdrawn for Safety or Effectiveness reasons** · Tropicamide 1% **Federal Register Determination That Product was not Discontinued or Withdrawn for Safety or Effectiveness reasons**
- Type
- Prescription (Rx)
- Brand or generic
- Brand-name
- Manufacturer
- Alcon
- What the pharmacy pays
- ~$0.53 per ml — not your price
- FDA application
- NDA012111
- Availability
- Discontinued (per FDA)
May treat (source: NIH RxClass)
Dosage forms
Drops
The forms currently marketed in the U.S., per the FDA National Drug Code Directory.
Ways to save
Ask for the generic
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Request a 90-day supply
Bulk fills usually lower the per-dose price vs monthly refills.
Use copay cards
Manufacturer copay cards & patient-assistance programs — especially for brand drugs.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Mydriacyl treat?
- Mydriacyl (Tropicamide) may be used to treat iritis, keratitis, iridocyclitis, based on NIH RxClass drug-classification data (conditions a drug may treat — not a verbatim copy of the FDA-approved label). This is general reference, not medical advice.
- How much does Mydriacyl cost?
- Nobody can tell you what you will pay — your price is set by your insurer's formulary, your deductible and the pharmacy's markup, and none of those are published. What IS published is what the pharmacy paid to acquire it: about $0.53 per ml, per the CMS NADAC survey. Treat that as the floor, not the quote — ask the pharmacist for the cash price as well as your copay, because for cheap generics the cash price often wins.
- Is there a coupon or discount for Mydriacyl?
- pharmaranks is an independent ratings site, not a pharmacy — we don't issue coupons or sell Mydriacyl. To pay less, ask your prescriber or pharmacist whether a generic equivalent exists, check the manufacturer's copay/savings card and patient-assistance program, and compare a pharmacy discount card against your insurance copay. Prices vary by pharmacy, insurance, and location, so always confirm at the counter. This is general reference, not medical or financial advice.
- Who makes Mydriacyl?
- Mydriacyl is marketed by Alcon. You can see Alcon's full profile, rating, and other products on pharmaranks.
- Is Mydriacyl a brand-name or generic drug?
- Mydriacyl is a brand-name product with the active ingredient Tropicamide.
- Is Mydriacyl available over the counter?
- No. Mydriacyl is a prescription (Rx) medication in the US — you need a prescription from a licensed clinician (in person or via telehealth); it isn't sold over the counter. For some conditions there are OTC alternatives — ask your pharmacist.
- What forms does Mydriacyl come in?
- Mydriacyl is currently marketed as drops, per the FDA's National Drug Code Directory.
- Is Mydriacyl FDA-registered?
- Mydriacyl is on record with the U.S. FDA under application number NDA012111. You can verify this on its official FDA label.
Information is sourced from public FDA regulatory data. Provided for general reference only — not medical advice. Always consult a licensed professional and the current prescribing information.
What people report to the FDA about TROPICAMIDE
The FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) collects reports from patients and clinicians. It holds 1,723 reports naming TROPICAMIDE — the active ingredient in Mydriacyl, and the FDA flagged 82% of those reports as serious. The effects reported most often — leaving out reports about overdose, misuse or the condition being treated, which dominate the raw list for common medicines:
- vision blurred135 reports
- eye pain106 reports
- headache90 reports
- toxic anterior segment syndrome89 reports
- visual acuity reduced86 reports
- dizziness73 reports
- endophthalmitis73 reports
- visual impairment68 reports
Read these as a signal, not a rate. A report does not mean TROPICAMIDE caused the effect — anyone can file one, and many describe people taking several medicines for several conditions. Crucially there is no denominator: FAERS does not record how many people took the drug, so these counts cannot be turned into “X% of patients” — a bigger number often just means a more widely used or more talked-about drug. Duplicates exist, and publicity drives reporting. For what is actually established, read the FDA label.
Source: openFDA drug/event (FAERS), retrieved September 26, 2026.
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