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No formal interaction studies have been done with bimatoprost/timolol eye drops. As timolol (in tablet form) can be used to lower blood pressure and heart rhythm, it might add to the effect of other antihypertensive (pressure lowering) drugs. Also, drugs that block the liver enzyme CYP2D6 may increase the effects of timolol. [4]
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 ]
Eye drops: ATC code: S01ED51 ; Legal status; ... It contains travoprost and timolol maleate. [4] It was approved for medical use in the European Union in April 2006. [4]
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] It is used as an eye drop. [3]
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 ).
Latanoprost/timolol, sold under the brand name Xalacom, is a combination drug used for the treatment of glaucoma, consisting of latanoprost (increase uveoscleral outflow of aqueous humor [3]) and timolol (a beta blocker decreasing the production of aqueous fluid).
Bimatoprost is used cosmetically to increase eyelash prominence. Bimatoprost may be used to treat small or underdeveloped eyelashes. [3] [4] The medical term for this is treatment of hypotrichosis; however, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval is for purely cosmetic purposes (see Prostaglandin F receptor#Clinical significance).
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] It is also available as the combination dorzolamide/timolol. [3] [4]