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).

Age according to official indications

18 years

Age according to clinical data

2 years