- Elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension:
- 1 gtt TDS in affected eye
Eye drops: 1% w/v
- Remove contact lenses before applying the eye drops and wait until 10 min before inserting contact lenses.
- Discard 4 weeks after opening bottle
- Eye drops should be used before eye ointments
- If using more than 1 eye drop, they should be administered at least 5 minutes apart
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
It inhibits carbonic anhydrase in the ciliary processes, decreasing aqueous humor secretion and reducing IOP
- Blurred vision
- Bitter taste
- Blepharitis
- Dermatitis
- Ocular dryness
- Foreign body sensation
- Headache
- Hyperemia
- Ocular discharge
- Ocular discomfort
- Keratitis
- Ocular pain
- Ocular pruritus
- Hypersensitivity to class/components
- CrCl <30
None remarkable
Drug Status
| Availability | Prescription only |
| Pregnancy | Can be used |
| Breastfeeding | Can be used |
| Schedule | Not controlled |
| BRAND NAME | STRENGTH | FORMULATION | PACK SIZE | MANUFACTURER | DISTRIBUTOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azopt | 1.0% w/v | Eye Drops | 5mL | Novartis Pharma Pharma | Pan Pharma |
| Brinzox | 1.0% w/v | Eye Drops | 5mL | Ajanta Pharma | Harley’s Ltd |