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. 2014 May 12;8:903–913. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S44708

Table 1.

Preservatives contained in glaucoma medications

Preservatives Glaucoma medications
Benzalkonium chloride Latanoprost, tafluprost, bimatoprost, isopropyl unoprostone, betaxolol, brinzolamide, dorzolamide, carteolol, timolol, bunazosin, levobunolol, nipradilol, brinzolamide/timolol fixed combination, latanoprost/timolol fixed combination, dorzolamide/timolol fixed combination, brimonidine/timolol fixed combination
Chlorobutanol benzalkonium chloride Dipivefrine
Sodium chlorite Brimonidine
Boric acid + D-sorbitol + zinc chloride (SofZia®) Travoprost
Polidronium chloride Travoprost/timolol fixed combination
Chlorobutanol Pilocarpine

Notes: SofZia®; Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX, USA.