What is Carteolol Hydrochloride used for?
Carteolol is used alone or together with other medicines to treat increased pressure in the eye that is caused by open-angle glaucoma or a condition called intraocular (in the eye) hypertension. This medicine is a beta-blocker .
What is Carteolol hydrochloride?
Carteolol is used alone or with other medications to treat high pressure inside the eye due to glaucoma (open-angle type) or other eye diseases (such as ocular hypertension). Lowering high pressure inside the eye helps to prevent blindness. Carteolol is a beta blocker.
What are the side effects of betaxolol hydrochloride?
Dizziness, lightheadedness, drowsiness, and headache may occur as your body adjusts to the medication. Trouble sleeping, decreased sexual ability, stomach upset, nausea, diarrhea, sore throat, cold hands and feet, dry eyes, tingling, numbness, and weakness may also occur.
Can betaxolol cause asthma?
Results: Betaxolol seems less likely than other beta1-blocking agents to cause pulmonary adverse effects. However, the estimated decrease in FEV1 after oral administration of betaxolol (5 mg) was close to that after oral bisoprolol (5 mg), which has been reported to induce asthma.
Does betaxolol increase blood pressure?
Betaxolol is used alone or with other medications to control high blood pressure. Betaxolol is in a class of medications called beta blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels and slowing heart rate to improve blood flow and decrease blood pressure.
What are the side effects of Carteolol in the eye?
Transient eye irritation, burning, tearing, conjunctival hyperemia and edema occurred in about 1 of 4 patients. Ocular symptoms including blurred and cloudy vision, photophobia, decreased night vision, and ptosis and ocular signs including blepharoconjunctivitis, abnormal corneal staining, and corneal sensitivity occurred occasionally.
How often do you need to take Carteolol hydrochloride?
The usual dose is one drop of Carteolol Hydrochloride (carteolol) Ophthalmic Solution 1% in the affected eye(s) twice a day.
What kind of pressure is Carteolol used for?
Carteolol is a beta-blocker that reduces pressure inside the eye. Carteolol ophthalmic (for the eyes) is used to treat open-angle glaucoma and other causes of high pressure inside the eye.
What is the chemical name of Carteolol hydrochloride?
Carteolol Hydrochloride Ophthalmic Solution, USP 1%, is a nonselective beta-adrenoceptor blocking agent for ophthalmic use. The chemical name for Carteolol hydrochloride is (±)-5- [3- [ (1, 1-dimethylethyl) amino]-2-hydroxypropoxy]-3, 4-dihydro-2 (1H)-quinolinone monohydrochloride.