DRUG INTERACTION

Contraindicated  

Serious Use Alternative  

Monitor Closely  

Minor  

Adverse drug reactions:   

Frequency defined  

1-10%   

Fatigue  

Headache  

Dyspnea  

Arrythmia  

Bradycardia  

Syncope  

<1%   

Paresthesia  

Nausea  

Bronchospasm  

Chest pain  

Edema  

Rales  

Frequency Not Defined  

Depression   

Decreased exercise tolerance

Pregnancy warnings:     

US FDA pregnancy category: C  

Breastfeeding warnings:  

The release of the drug into the human breastmilk is known 

Pregnancy Categories:      

Category A: Satisfactory and well-controlled studies show no risk to the fetus in the first or later trimester.      

Category B: No evidence shown of risk to the fetus found in animal reproduction studies, and there are not enough studies on pregnant women      

Category C: Adverse effects on the fetus found with evidence in animal reproduction studies and no adequate evidence for a result in humans must take care of potential risks in pregnant women      

Category D: There is adequate data available with sufficient evidence of human fetal risk from various platforms, but despite the potential risk, and used only in emergency cases for potential benefits      

Category X: Drugs listed in this category outweigh risks over benefits. Hence these categories of drugs need to be avoided by pregnant women.      

Category N: There is no data available for the drug under this category

Patient Information Leaflet  

Generic Name: timolol  

Pronounced: timolol 

 

Why do we use timolol? 

timolol is an anti-hypertensive drug belonging to the subclass beta-blocker used to treat ocular hypertension. It mainly helps decrease high pressure inside the eye due to glaucoma