ganfort and brinzolamide

Modern fixed-combination products simplify medication dose regimen without sacrificing their effectiveness.Potential benefits of the therapy with fixed-combination products are enhanced tolerability increased convenience,better compliance,cost and time economy and removal of the wash out effect. Regarding intraocular pressure lowering effect, fixed-combination agents are superior to monotherapy with the two medication components, with the exception of Duotrav that is not superior to travoprost action.Fixed-combination products are noninferior to concomitant administration of the two components of medication (nonfixed-combination agents) relative to their ocular hypotensive efficacy with the exception of Ganfort that is however inferior to concurrent administration of both the bimatoprost and timolol.

Topics: Amides; Antihypertensive Agents; Bimatoprost; Brimonidine Tartrate, Timolol Maleate Drug Combination; Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; Cloprostenol; Drug Combinations; Drug Therapy, Combination; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Humans; Intraocular Pressure; Latanoprost; Ophthalmic Solutions; Prostaglandins F, Synthetic; Quinoxalines; Sulfonamides; Thiazines; Thiophenes; Timolol; Travoprost; Treatment Outcome