Table 1.
Preservatives contained in glaucoma medications
Preservatives | Glaucoma medications |
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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.