Eye nose and Ear drugs

drugs for glaucoma

Drugs to increase aqueous outflow:

Prostaglandin alalogues

cholinergics

rho kinase inhibitors

Drugs to reduce humor

beta blockers

alpha agonists

beta blockers for glaucoma

• commonly used ones

• mechanism

• complications

• timolol

• decrease aqueous humor

• heart block, bradycardia, hypotension, bronchospasm

alpha agonists for glaucoma

• commonly used ones

• mechanism

• complications

• brimodinine

• decreases production of humour

• stinging, itchy, reddened sclera, hypotension, drowsiness

prostaglandin analogues

• increase humour outflow by relaxing the ciliary muscles

• they change the eye color and can cause stinging burning, and blurred vision

anti-infectives and anti-inflammitories for eyes

Antibiotics

NSAIDs

corticosteroids

cyclosporins

antihistamines

common skin drug (for eczema)

hydrocortisone

common topical antifungals

nystatin, myconazole

common topical antibiotics for impetigo

mupirocin

bacitracin

acne meds

benzoyl peroxide

antivirals for herpes

acyclovir

antiparasitics for scabies

permethrin

psoriasis agents

calcipotriene

antihistamines for pruritis

diphenhydramine