timolol

FDA Drug Profile — BETIMOL

Drug Details

Generic Name
timolol
Brand Names
BETIMOL
Application Number
NDA020439
Sponsor
Thea Pharma Inc.
NDC Codes
2
Dosage Forms
SOLUTION/ DROPS
Routes
OPHTHALMIC
Active Ingredients
TIMOLOL

Indications and Usage

1 INDICATIONS & USAGE Brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution 0.2% /0.5% is an alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist with a beta-adrenergic receptor inhibitor indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension who require adjunctive or replacement therapy due to inadequately controlled IOP; the IOP-lowering of brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution dosed twice a day was slightly less than that seen with the concomitant administration of 0.5% timolol maleate ophthalmic solution dosed twice a day and 0.2% brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution dosed three times per day. Brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution is an alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist with a beta-adrenergic receptor inhibitor indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension who require adjunctive or replacement therapy due to inadequately controlled IOP; the IOP-lowering of brimonidine tartrate and timolol maleate ophthalmic solution dosed twice a day was slightly less than that seen with the concomitant administration of timolol maleate ophthalmic solution, 0.5% dosed twice a day and brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution, 0.2% dosed three times per day.