Is atropine a prescription drug? Atropine is an anticholinergic, also an M receptor blocker, the main effect is to inhibit glandular secretion, dilate the pupil, regulate ciliary muscle spasm, relieve gastrointestinal and bronchial smooth muscle spasm, but also effective control of pesticide poisoning cholestatic-like symptoms and central nervous system symptoms, but also can be used for sinus bradycardia and atrioventricular block and other caused by the disease. So atropine is a prescription drug and to a great extent it is used when we need to do aggressive resuscitation, so atropine requires a doctor’s prescription to be used.