Dorzolamide/timolol

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Dorzolamide/timolol
Combination of
Dorzolamide Carboanhydrase inhibitor
Timolol Beta blocker
Clinical data
Trade names Cosopt
Pregnancy cat. C (US)
Legal status ℞-only (US)
Routes eye drops
Identifiers
ATC code S01ED51
PubChem CID 56841571
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Dorzolamide/timolol eyedrops (trade name Cosopt) are used for lowering pressure in the eye to normal levels, and a treatment for glaucoma. The drug is a combination of two chemicals: dorzolamide hydrochloride and timolol maleate. Both chemicals work by decreasing the production of aqueous humor. It gained Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in April 1998, and is supplied by Merck.

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Ophthalmologicals: antiglaucoma preparations and miotics (S01E)
Sympathomimetics
  • Apraclonidine
  • Brimonidine (+timolol)
  • Clonidine
  • Dipivefrine
  • Epinephrine
Parasympathomimetics
muscarinic
  • Aceclidine
  • Pilocarpine
muscarinic/nicotinic
  • Acetylcholine
  • Carbachol
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
  • Demecarium
  • Ecothiopate
  • Stigmine (Fluostigmine
  • Neostigmine
  • Physostigmine)
  • Paraoxon
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors/
(sulfonamides)
  • Acetazolamide
  • Brinzolamide (+timolol)
  • Diclofenamide
  • Dorzolamide (+timolol)
  • Methazolamide
Beta blocking agents
  • Befunolol
  • Betaxolol
  • Carteolol
  • Levobunolol
  • Metipranolol
  • Timolol
  • Mepindolol
Prostaglandin analogues (F2α)
  • Bimatoprost (+timolol)
  • Latanoprost (+timolol)
  • Tafluprost
  • Travoprost (+timolol)
  • Unoprostone
Other agents
  • Dapiprazole
  • Guanethidine

M: EYE

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noco/cong/tumr, epon

proc, drug (S1A/1E/1F/1L)


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