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Timolol is a beta blocker medication used either by mouth or as eye drops. [3][5] As eye drops it is used to treat increased pressure inside the eye such as in ocular hypertension and glaucoma. [3] By mouth it is used for high blood pressure, chest pain due to insufficient blood flow to the heart, to prevent further complications after a heart ...
Dorzolamide/timolol. Dorzolamide/timolol, sold under the brand name Cosopt among others, is a medication used to treat high pressure inside the eye including glaucoma. [3][5][6] It is a combination of dorzolamide hydrochloride and timolol maleate. [3] It may be used when a beta blocker, like timolol, is not sufficient alone. [7]
946163-60-6. KEGG. D10840. Bimatoprost/timolol, sold under the brand name Ganfort, is a medication for the treatment of certain conditions involving high pressure in the eyes, specifically open angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. [1][3] It is available as eye drops. [1][3] It was approved for medical use in the European Union in May 2006.
PubChem CID. 11387895. KEGG. D10298. CompTox Dashboard (EPA) DTXSID20915041. Brimonidine/timolol, sold under the brand name Combigan among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication eye drop used for the treatment of glaucoma. [1] It is a combination of brimonidine (an α 2 adrenergic agonist) and timolol (a β adrenergic blocker).
Specialty. Ophthalmology. [edit on Wikidata] Glaucoma medication is divided into groups based on chemical structure and pharmacologic action. The goal of currently available glaucoma therapy is to preserve visual function by lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients that have an increased intraocular pressure.
Bimatoprost, sold under the brand name Lumigan among others, is a medication used to treat high pressure inside the eye including glaucoma. [5] Specifically it is used for open angle glaucoma when other agents are not sufficient. [5][6] It may also be used to increase the size of the eyelashes. [3][4] It is used as an eye drop and effects ...
Dorzolamide, sold under the brand name Trusopt among others, is a medication used to treat high pressure inside the eye, including in cases of glaucoma. [3] It is used as an eye drop. [3] Effects begin within three hours and last for at least eight hours. [3]
Ripasudil's mechanism of action affects intraocular pressure, or IOP, "by directly acting on the trabecular meshwork, thereby increasing conventional outflow through the Schlemm’s canal." [2] More simply, it is an "out-flow" drug that reduces IOP by stimulating the movement of aqueous humour from the ciliary body away from the eye. [3]