Timoptol Drug Interactions

Timoptol can affect or be affected by other medicines being used, including other eye drops for the treatment of glaucoma. Tell the doctor if using or intending to use medicines to lower blood pressure, heart medicine or medicines to treat diabetes. Tell the doctor or pharmacist if taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including other eye drops or medicines obtained without a prescription.
It is important to tell the doctor before using Timoptol if one or more of the following medicines is being taken: a calcium antagonist, such as nifedipine, verapamil or diltiazem, often used to treat high blood pressure, angina, an abnormal heartbeat or Raynaud's syndrome; digoxin, a medicine used to relieve heart failure or treat abnormal heartbeat; medicines known as catecholamine-depleting agents, such as rauwolfia alkaloids or reserpine, used for high blood pressure; medicines called pressor amines, such as adrenaline, used to treat severe allergic reaction; quinidine (used to treat heart conditions and some types of malaria); antidepressants known as fluoxetine and paroxetine; clonidine, a medicine used to treat high blood pressure; other beta-blockers taken by mouth or used as eye drops, because they belong to the same group of medicines as Timoptol and could have an additive effect.