Generic name

Treatment

Glaucoma

Category

Combinations

Sub category

Preservative agents

• Benzalkonium chloride

Composition

• Brinzolamide 1%
• Brimonidine tartrate 0.2%

Format

5 ml and 10 ml

Dosage

bid

Covered by RAMQ?

Yes, 10 ml

Remarks

• Contraindicated in patients with severe renal impairment or hepatic impairment.
• Also contraindicated in patients with hypersensitivity to sulfonamides, patients receiving monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor therapy and patients on antidepressants that affect noradrenergic transmission (e.g. tricyclic antidepressants and mianserin).
• Throw away the 10 ml bottle 125 days after first opening.

Age according to official indications

18 years

Age according to clinical data

2 years