Eye

Question 1

What is the active in alphagan?

Answer 1

Brimonidine: works by decreasing the synthesis of aqueous humour and increasing the amount that drains from the eye.

It can also treat reddened skin by causing narrowing of blood vessels.

Used for open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Question 2

What are the actives of Azarga?

Answer 2

Brinzolamide/timolol.

Brinzolamide: potent inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II - decreases aqueous humour secretion.

Timolol: non-selective adrenergic-blocking agent that has no intrinsic sympathomimetic, direct myocardial depressant or membrane-stablising activity.

Question 3

How does Azarga work?

Answer 3

rinzolamide/timolol.

Brinzolamide: potent inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II - decreases aqueous humour secretion.

Timolol: non-selective adrenergic-blocking agent that has no intrinsic sympathomimetic, direct myocardial depressant or membrane-stablising activity.

Question 4

Who is Azarga used by?

Answer 4

Patients with either open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension for whom monotherapy provides insufficient IOP reduction.

Question 5

How does brimonidine work?

Answer 5

Brimonidine (alphagan): works by decreasing the synthesis of aqueous humour and increasing the amount that drains from the eye.

It can also treat reddened skin by causing narrowing of blood vessels.

Used for open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Question 6

What us Azopt?

Answer 6

Brinzolamide.

Brinzolamide: potent inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II - decreases aqueous humour secretion.

Question 7

What is Yellox?

Answer 7

Bromfenac.

Used for postoperative ocular inflammation following cataract extraction.

Bromfenac is a NSAID that has anti-inflammatory activity which is thought to be due to its ability to block prostaglandin synthesis by inhibiting primarily COX-2, COX-1 is only inhibited to a small extent.

Question 8

What is Yellox used for?

Answer 8

Postoperative ocular inflammation following cataract extraction.

Question 9

What is in Simbrinza?

Answer 9

Brinzolamide: potent inhibitor of human carbonic anhydrase II - decreases aqueous humour secretion.

Brimonidine: works by decreasing the synthesis of aqueous humour and increasing the amount that drains from the eye.

It can also treat reddened skin by causing narrowing of blood vessels.

Question 10

What is Ganfort?

Answer 10

Bimatoprost: Prostaglandin analogue.

Timolol: non-selective adrenergic-blocking agent that has no intrinsic sympathomimetic, direct myocardial depressant or membrane-stablising activity.