Medicine guide

TIMOLOL

As listed in the register: TIMOLOL

20 mg · tablet

  • Prescription only
  • Heart, blood pressure and circulation
Active substance
Timolol Maleate
Made by
Aa Pharma Inc

Quoted from the official source. Not yet reviewed by Mediclarum — the leaflet in your pack is authoritative.

What it is for

Medicine groupHeart, blood pressure and circulationC07AA06

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How it works

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (BETIMOL). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Timolol is a non-selective beta-adrenergic antagonist.

It blocks both beta 1 -and beta 2 -adrenergic receptors.

Half-life4 h
Mostly cleared after≈ 20 hfive half-lives — our arithmetic
How it leaves the body

Timolol and its metabolites are primarily excreted in the urine.

Quoted from the prescribing label, sections “Mechanism of Action” and “Pharmacokinetics”. DailyMed · 2025-06-27

Safety of the active substance

From the US prescribing label for the same active substance (BETIMOL). It describes the substance, not this exact product.

Must not be used by
  • Betimol ® is contraindicated in patients with overt heart failure, cardiogenic shock, sinus bradycardia, second- or third-degree atrioventricular block, bronchial asthma or history of bronchial asthma, or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or hypersensitivity to any component of this product.
Most common side effects

The most frequently reported ocular event in clinical trials was burning/stinging on instillation and was comparable between Betimol ® and timolol maleate (approximately one in eight patients).

Quoted from the US prescribing label for the same active substance. Your own pack’s leaflet is the authority for your product. DailyMed

Same active substance, strength and form in other countries

Matched on active substance, strength and kind of form only. This is not a statement that the products are equivalent or interchangeable: other ingredients, release and approved uses can differ — ask a pharmacist before swapping.

Medicine passport: one printable page to show a pharmacist abroad

SpainNo exact match for this strength and form

Details

Made byAa Pharma Inc
Active substanceTimolol Maleate
Used inHeart, blood pressure and circulation
Strength20 mg
Formtablet
ClassificationC07AA06 · Heart, blood pressure and circulation
Routeoral
Dispensing (as stated by the register)PRESCRIPTION
StatusMarketed
MarketedYes, according to the register
DIN00755869
DPD drug code8591

Source: Drug Product Database · 2026-09-30 · not reviewed by a clinician

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Other strengths and forms

3 products are sold under this name. Grouped by form; a number on a strength means several companies make it.

Same active substance

These contain the same substance. That does not mean one can replace another — ask a pharmacist.