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Glaucoma
Chapter 97 Dipiro
| generic | brand | class and usual dose MOA |
|---|---|---|
| betaxolol suspension | betoptic-S | selective beta adrenergic blocking agents BID |
| carteolol | Ocupress | beta adrenergic blocking agent BID |
| levobunolol | Betagan | beta adrenergic blocking agent BID |
| metipranolol | OptiPranolol | beta adrenergic blocking agent BID |
| timolol | Timoptic, Betimol, Istalol | beta adrenergic blocking agent 1-2X per day |
| dipivefrin | Propine | alpha and beta adrenergic agonist BID; icreases aqueous humor outflow |
| apraclonidine | Iopidine | specific alpha 2 adrenergic agonist 2-3X daily reduces production |
| brimonidine | Alphagan P | alpha adrenergic agonist 2-3 X daily reduce production and increase uveoscleral outflow |
| carbachol | Carboptic, Isopto Carbachol | irreversible direct acting cholinergic agonist 2-3 X daily increase outflow through trabecular meshwork |
| pilocarpine solution | Isopto Carpine, Pilocar | irreversible direct acting cholinergic agonist 2-3 X daily or QID increase outflow thorugh trabecular meshwork |
| pilocarpine gel | Pilopine HS | every 24 hours at bedtime |
| brinzolamide suspension | Azopt | carbonic anhydrase type II inhibitor 2-3 X daily reduce aqueous humor production |
| dorzolamide solution | Trusopt | carbonic anhydrase type II inhibitor 2-3 X daily reduce production |
| acetazolamine capsule | Diamox Sequels | carbonic anyhydrase inhibitors comes tablet (2-4XD), injection, capsule (2XD) reduce aqueous humor production |
| timolol gelling solution | Timoptic XE | beta adrenergic blocking agents qd reduce production |
| methazolamide | generic tablet | carbonic anhydrase inhibitor 2-3X daily |
| latanoprost | Xalatan | prostaglandin analog QHS increases uveoscleral outflow and trabecular some 0.005% |
| bimatoprost | Lumigan | prostaglandin analog qhs increase uveoscleral outflow and travecular some 0.03% |
| travoprost | Travatan, Travatan Z solution | prostaglandin analog prostamide analong 1QHS increase uveoscleral outflow and travecular some 0.004% |
| timolol-dorzolamide | Cosopt | combination beta blocker and CAI BID both reduce aqueous production |
| timolol-brimonidine | Combigan | beta blocker and alpha 2 agonist BID both reduce production and brimonide increase uveoscleral outflow |
| betaxolol solution | Betoptic | selective beta adrenergic blocking agents BID reduced production |