Table 2.
Preserved drops | ||||
Medication | Brand name | Drug concentration | Preservative | Preservative concentration |
Prostaglandin analogues | ||||
Latanoprost | Xalatan | 50 µg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.02% |
Bimatoprost | Lumigan | 100 and 300 µg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.02% |
Travoprost | Travatan | 40 µg/mL | Polyquad | 0.01% |
Beta blockers | ||||
Timolol | Timolol and Timolol LA | 2.5 and 5 mg/mL, | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.01% |
Levobunolol | Betagan | 5 mg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.004% |
Betaxolol | Betoptic | 2.5 and 5 mg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.01% |
Alpha blockers | ||||
Brimonidine | Alphagan | 2 mg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.005% |
Apraclonidine | Iopidine | 5 and 10 mg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride, propylene glycol | 0.01% |
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors | ||||
Brinzolamide | Azopt | 10 mg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride, disodium edetate | 0.01% |
Dorzolamide | Trusopt | 20 mg/mL | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.0075% |
Combinations | ||||
latanoprost 50 µg/mL, timolol 5 mg/mL | Xalacom | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.02% | |
Lumigan 300 µg/mL, timolol 5 mg/mL | Ganfort | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.05% | |
Travatan 40 µg, timolol 5 mg/mL | DuoTrav | Polyquad | 0.01% | |
Brinzolamide 10 mg/mL, timolol 5 mg/mL | Azarga | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.1% | |
Dorzolamide 20 mg/mL, timolol 5 mg/mL | Cosopt | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.0075% | |
Brimonidine 2 mg/mL, Timolol 5 mg/mL | Combigan | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.05% | |
Brimonidine tartrate 2 mg/mL, Brinzolamide 10 mg/mL | Simbrinza | Benzalkonium chloride | 0.03% |
Source: British National Formulary 2017.