
timolol (Blocadren and Timolide 10-25 have been discontinued)
Pharmacy Author: Annette (Gbemudu) Ogbru, PharmD, MBA Annette (Gbemudu) Ogbru, PharmD, MBADr. Gbemudu received her B.S. in Biochemistry from Nova Southeastern University, her PharmD degree from University of Maryland, and MBA degree from University of Baltimore. She completed a one year post-doctoral fellowship with Rutgers University and Bristol Myers Squibb.
Medical and Pharmacy Editor: Jay W. Marks, MD Jay W. Marks, MDJay W. Marks, MD, is a board-certified internist and gastroenterologist. He graduated from Yale University School of Medicine and trained in internal medicine and gastroenterology at UCLA/Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
ARTICLE RELATED DISEASES IMAGES & QUIZZES INDEX A Visual Guide to Heart Disease Medical Illustrations of the Heart Image Collection Take the Heart Disease Quiz! GENERIC NAME: timololDISCONTINUED BRAND NAMES: Blocadren and Timolide 10-25PRESCRIPTION: Yes
GENERIC AVAILABLE: Yes
USES:
Timolol is prescribed to lower blood pressure in patients with high blood pressure (hypertension). It also is used to reduce angina (heart pain), and to stabilize irregular heartbeats (arrhythmias) and prevent migraine headaches. Off label uses include the treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and mitral valve prolapse.WARNING: (BLACK BOX WARNING):
Stopping timolol abruptly may worsen chest pain from ischemic heart disease and may precipitate a heart attack. The dose of beta-blockers should be reduced gradual over 1 to 2 weeks when discontinuing treatment, even in patients who only have hypertension. If chest pain occurs the beta blocker should be restarted, at least temporarily, and symptoms should be treated appropriately.
Beta-blocker treatment should not be interrupted or discontinued without a doctor's advice.
Hypersensitivity to catecholamines (for example, epinephrine) may occur when discontinuing beta-blockers.
SIDE EFFECTS: Minor side effects of timolol include:
abdominal cramps, diarrhea, constipation, fatigue, insomnia, nausea, and vomiting.Major side effects include:
depression, vivid dreams, memory loss, fever, impotence, lightheadedness, slow heart rate, low blood pressure, numbness, tingling, cramps, blueness of the hands or feet, sore throat, shortness of breath, or wheezing.Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 9/23/2016
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