TIMOLOL

(TIH mo lol) Brand: Blocadren

What is the most significant information I must know about timolol?

• Do not stop taking timolol without first talking to your doctor. Stopping suddenly may create your condition worse.

• If you need to have any type of surgery, you may need to temporarily stop using timolol. Be certain the surgeon knows onward of time that you are using timolol.

• Timolol can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

• Avoid drinking alcohol, which could magnify drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking timolol.

• Timolol is only part of a complete program of treatment for hypertension that may also include diet, exercice, and weight control. Follow your diet, medicine, and exercice routines very closely if you are being treated for hypertension.

• Hypertension often has no symptoms, so you may not even feel that you have tall blood pressure. Continue using this medication as directed, even if you feel well. You may need to use blood pressure medicine for the rest of your life.

What is timolol?

• Timolol is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).

• Timolol is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure).

• Timolol may also be used for purposes another than those listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking timolol?

• Till taking timolol, speak your doctor if you have:

· asthma, bronchitis, emphysema;

· diabetes;

· low blood pressure;

· a heart problem such as heart block, sick sinus syndrome, slow heart course, or congestive heart failure;

· depression;

· liver or kidney disease;

· a thyroid disorder;

· myasthenia gravis;

· pheochromocytoma; or

· problems with circulation (such as Raynaud's syndrome).

• If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use timolol, or you may need a dosage adjustment or particular trials during treatment.

• FDA pregnancy category C. This medicine may be deleterious to an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.

• Timolol can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing child. Do not use this medicine without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.

How must I take timolol?

• Take timolol exactly as it was predesigned for you. Do not take the medicine in larger amounts or for longer than recommended by your doctor.

• Take this medicine with a full glass of water.

• Take timolol at the same time each day.

• Do not skip doses or stop taking timolol without first talking to your doctor. Stopping suddenly may create your condition worse.

• To be certain this medicine is helping your condition, your blood pressure will need to be checked on a regular basis. It is significant that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.

• If you need to have any type of surgery, speak the surgeon that you are using timolol. You may need to briefly stop using timolol till having surgery.

• Store timolol at room temperature away from moisture and heat.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Take the missed doze as soon as you remember. If your following doze is smaller than 8 hours away, skip the missed doze and take the medication at the following regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention if you think you have used too many of this medicine.

• Symptoms of a timolol overdose may include uneven heartbeats, shortness of breath, bluish-colored fingernails, dizziness, weakness, fainting, or seizure (convulsions).

What must I avoid while taking timolol?

• Timolol can reason side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

• Avoid drinking alcohol, which could magnify drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking timolol.

What are the possible side effects of timolol?

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:

· slow or uneven heartbeats;

· feeling light-headed, fainting;

· feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion;

· swelling of your ankles or feet;

· nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes);

· depression; or

· cool feeling in your hands and feet.

• Another smaller serious side effects are more likely to occur, such as:

· decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm;

· sleep problems (insomnia);

· weary feeling; or

· anxiety, nervousness.

• Side effects another than those listed here may also occur. Conversation to your doctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect timolol?

• Till taking timolol, speak your doctor if you are using:

· allergy treatments (or if you are undergoing allergy skin-testing);

· clonidine (Catapres);

· guanabenz (Wytensin);

· an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), or selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam);

· a diabetes medicine such as insulin, glyburide (Diabeta, Micronase, Glynase), glipizide (Glucotrol), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), or metformin (Glucophage);

· a heart medicine such as nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), reserpine (Serpasil), verapamil (Calan, Verelan, Isoptin), diltiazem (Cartia, Cardizem);

· medication for asthma or another breathing disorders, such as albuterol (Ventolin, Proventil), bitolterol (Tornalate), metaproterenol (Alupent), pirbuterol (Maxair), terbutaline (Brethaire, Brethine, Bricanyl), and theophylline (Theo-Dur, Theolair); or

· cool medicines, stimulant medicines, or diet pills.

• If you are using any of these drugs, you may not be able to take timolol, or you may need dosage adjustments or particular trials during treatment.

• There may be another drugs not listed that can affect timolol. Speak your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal commodity, and drugs predesigned by another doctors. Do not start using a new medicine without telling your doctor.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist has additional information about timolol written for health professionals that you may read.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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