Pharmacologic Substance
isoflurophate
Effect:
Pupillary Constriction
May Treat:
Glaucoma;
Strabismus
Definitions related to isoflurophate:
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(diisopropyl fluorophosphate) The organophosphorus agent diisopropyl fluorophosphate.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A di-isopropyl-fluorophosphate which is an irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor used to investigate the NERVOUS SYSTEM.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(diisopropylfluorophosphate) Irreversible cholinesterase inhibitor with actions similar to those of echothiophate; it is a powerful miotic used mainly in the treatment of glaucoma; its vapor is highly toxic and it is recommended that only solutions in arachis oil be used therapeutically.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(diisopropyl fluorophosphate) A synthetic dialkyl phosphate compound and acetylcholinesterase inhibitor that is used as a pesticide. It is characterized as a colorless or faintly yellow oily liquid with a weak fruity odor, and exposure occurs by inhalation, ingestion, or contact.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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