EPISOPT

This brand name is authorized in Nigeria. It is also authorized in Ecuador.

Active ingredients

The drug EPISOPT contains a combination of these active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs):

1
UNII P8Y54F701R - TIMOLOL MALEATE
 

Timolol is a non-selective beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent that does not have significant intrinsic sympathomimetic, direct myocardial depressant, or local anaesthetic activity. Timolol reduces intra-ocular pressure, whether or not this is associated with glaucoma.
 
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2
UNII QZO5366EW7 - DORZOLAMIDE HYDROCHLORIDE
 

Dorzolamide is a potent inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II. Following topical ocular administration, dorzolamide reduces elevated intra-ocular pressure, whether or not associated with glaucoma.
 
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Packages

This drug has been approved in Nigeria as follows:

Identifier Form Presentation Description Approval
B4-3883 Eye drops EPISOPT EYE DROPS SOL_DROPS 20mg; 5mg 5ML EPISOPT EYE DROPS DORZOLAMIDE HCL, TIMOLOL MALEATE Active ingredients: Dorzolamide hydrochloride 20mg, Timolol maleate 5mg. Water for injection to 1ml. Preservative: Benzalkonium chloride 0.075mg. B4-3883 Drugs Imported Products 5ML Prescription Only Medicine (POM) 20/08/2020 EL-MARINE PHARMACEUTICALS LIMITED, OLASIDE CLOSE, OFF IJAOLA STREET, ONIGBONGBO, MARYLAND, LAGOS IKEJA LAGOS 8022976996 pharmelmarine@gmail.com EGYPTIAN INTERNATIONAL PHARM. IND. Co., 10TH OF RAMADAN CITY INDUSTRIAL ZONE B1, CAIRO, EGYPT., Egypt 26/04/2023

Medicine classification

This drug has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification system as follows:

ATC Group Classification
S01ED51 Timolol, combinations S Sensory organs → S01 Ophthalmologicals → S01E Antiglaucoma preparations and miotics → S01ED Beta blocking agents
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Authorization and marketing

This drug has been assigned below unique identifiers within the countries it is being marketed:

Country Identification scheme Identifier(s)
EC Agencia Nacional de Regulación, Control y Vigilancia Sanitaria 2115-MEE-0516
NG Registered Drug Product Database B4-3883

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