Table 1.

Side effects of atropine

Systemic side effects	Ocular side effects
• Dry mouth(43,44)	• Dilated pupil (48-50)
• Difficulty in swallowing and talking (43,44)	• Dreadful visual hallucination (42,45)
• Dry, flushed, and hot skin (especially over face and neck)(43,44)	• Photophobia (48-50)
• Difficulty in micturition, decreased bowel sounds(43,44)	• Accommodation paralysis.(48-50)
• Excitement, ataxia, agitated delirium, acute psychosis (42,45)	• Local allergic response (40-50)
• Hypotension, weak and rapid pulse, cardiovascular failure with respiratory depression (45-47)
• Convulsions and coma occur only in severe poisoning (42)