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Definition of Timolol

1. Noun. A beta blocker (trade name Blocadren) administered after heart attacks.

Definition of Timolol

1. Noun. A particular kind of beta-adrenergic receptor blocker that is used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Timolol

1. a drug used to treat glaucoma [n -S]

Medical Definition of Timolol

1. A beta-adrenergic antagonist similar in action to propranolol. The levo-isomer is the more active. Timolol has been proposed as an antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic, antiangina, and antiglaucoma agent. It is also used in the treatment of migraine and tremor. Pharmacological action: adrenergic beta-antagonists, anti-arrhythmia agents, antihypertensive agents, sympatholytics. Chemical name: 2-Propanol, 1-((1,1-dimethylethyl)amino)-3-((4-(4-morpholinyl)-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)oxy)-, (S)- (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Timolol

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"After 5 years of treatment, new visual deficits developed in 4 timolol-treated eyes and 10 placebo-treated eyes, a result of borderline statistical ..."

2. Guide To Clinical Preventive Services by U. S. Preventive Services Task Force (1989)
"Antiglaucoma medications (eg, timolol, pilocarpine, epinephrine, acetazolamide) must be taken for life and are accompanied by a variety of ocular and ..."

3. Dod and Va Pharmacy: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Jointly Buying and by Dan Brier (2001)
"... nose, and throat (EENT) preparations timolol opthalmic solution (Timoptic) ... 787000 232000 305000 timolol opthalmic gel (Timoptic-XE) Miscellaneous ..."

4. Health Benefits of Smoking Cessation: A Report of the Surgeon General by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"As part of the Norwegian trial of timolol use after MI, mortality of the 1884 ... Across both the timolol and placebo groups, 8 percent of the nonsmokers ..."

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