• Elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension:
    • 1 gtt TDS in affected eye
  • Relieve ocular redness caused by minor eye irritations:
    • 1 gtt TDS
  • Closed-angle glaucoma (Off-label):
    • 1 gtt TDS
    • For short-term treatment

Eye drops: 15mg/mL

  • Remove contact lenses before applying the eye drops and wait until 10 min before inserting contact lenses.
  • Discard 4 weeks after opening bottle
  • Eye drops should be used before eye ointments
  • If using more than 1 eye drop, they should be administered at least 5 minutes apart

Alpha adrenergic agonists

It stimulates alpha-2 adrenergic receptors, reducing aqueous humor production and increasing uveoscleral outflow. It also rapidly eliminates redness along the bulbar conjunctival microvasculature

  • Conjunctivitis
  • Conjunctival hyperemia
  • Ocular pruritus
  • Ocular burning
  • Conjunctival follicles
  • Hypertension
  • Ocular hypersensitivity reaction
  • Xerostomia
  • Visual disturbance
  • Somnolence
  • Dizziness
  • Fatigue
  • Hypotension
  • Hypersensitivity to class/components
  • Children <2 years
  • Isocarboxazid
  • Linezolid
  • Phenelzine
  • Rasagiline
  • Selegiline
  • Tranylcypromine

                          Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Category B; Can be used
Breastfeeding Can be used
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Alphagan Purite 15mg/mL Eye Drops 5mL Allergan Ltd Phillips Therapeutics