Timolol WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Timolol
Timolol is a non-selective beta blocking agent which comes in oral and opthalmic form. In its oral form, timolol is used to treat high blood pressure, heart attacks and migraine headaches. In opthalmic form, it is used to treat glaucoma.
Fast Facts:
- Oral form of timolol is sold under the brand name Blocadren.
- Opthalmic form is sold under the brand names of: Betimol, Istalol, and Timoptic.
- Serious side effects can occur with use of timolol, so one must be under physician supervision.
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What is Timolol?
- Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Timolol (Opthalmic Route): Description
- MedicineNet: Timolol: Blocadren: Drug Class and Mechanism
- HealthAtoZ: What Is Timolol Opthalmic?
What Are The Uses for Timolol?
- American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP) (via MedlinePlus): Timolol Opthalmic: Why Is This Medication Prescribed?
- HealthSquare: Timolol Maleate Oral Uses
- Thomson Healthcare (via PDR Health): Why Is Timolol Maleate (Ophthalmic) Prescribed?
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Timolol?
- Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Timolol Oral: Precautions And Side Effects
- American Heart Association: Possible Side Effects of Drugs That Lower Blood Pressure: Beta Blockers
- MedicineNet: Timolol Solution Gel: Timoptic-XE: Side Effects
What are the Alternatives to Timolol?
- OrganizedWisdom: Acebutolol
- OrganizedWisdom: Atenolol
- OrganizedWisdom: Metoprolol
- OrganizedWisdom: Nadolol
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Timolol?
- AltMD: Herbal Remedies For High Blood Pressure
- AltMD: Nutrition & Recipes For Hypertension
- Cleveland Clinic: Alternative Treatments For Hypertension
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Timolol
- Yahoo! Answers: Has Anyone Suffered A Side Effect Using Timolol Maleate Eyedrops For Glaucoma/Macular Degeneration?
- DailyStrength: Timoptic (Temolol Maleate) Treatments Discussion
- Google Groups: Timolol Vs Istalol Discussion
Clinical Trials for Timolol
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Clinical Trials With Timolol
- CenterWatch: List of Clinical Trials Involving Timolol
Abuse of Timolol
- A.D.A.M. (via University of Maryland Medical Center): Timolol: Overdose/Toxicology
- HealthSquare: Timolol Maleate Oral Overdose
- RxList: Blocadren Overdose
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Timolol
- PubMed Central: Archive of Timolol Articles
- JAMA: Listing of Timolol Articles
- Google Scholar: Timolol Articles
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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Meet our contributors and reviewers
- Contributor: Susan Scroggins
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Timalol, Uses for Timolol, Timolol uses, Timolol Warnings, Timolol effects, Timolol Eye Drops, Glaucoma medicine
- Last update: Jul. 22, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
