Timolol Other names: Timolol maleate

Chemical formula: C₁₃H₂₄N₄O₃S  Molecular mass: 316.42 g/mol  PubChem compound: 33624

Therapeutic indications

Timolol is indicated for:

Elevated intra-ocular pressure, chronic open-angle glaucoma

Population group: only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Timoptol is a beta-adrenoreceptor blocking agent used topically in the reduction of elevated intra-ocular pressure in various conditions including following: patients with ocular hypertension; patients with chronic open-angle glaucoma including aphakic patients; some patients with secondary glaucoma.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Timolol is contraindicated in the following cases:

Bronchial asthma

Airway hyperreactivity

Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Sinus bradycardia

Sinus bradycardia

Sick sinus syndrome

Sick sinus syndrome

Sino-atrial block

Sinoatrial block

Second- and third-degree atrioventricular block

at least one of
Second degree atrioventricular block
Complete atrioventricular block

Cardiac failure

Cardiac failure

Cardiogenic shock

Cardiogenic shock

Untreated pheochromocytoma

Phaeochromocytoma

Corneal dystrophies

Corneal dystrophy

Sinus bradycardia

Sinus bradycardia

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