Drug Summary

  Drug name:  timolol
  Chemical name:  Timolol maleate salt
  Formula:  C₁₃H₂₄N₄O_{3  Weight:   316.42
  CAS no:  26839-75-8
  DrugBank link:  DB00373
  Description:  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 disorders and tremor. [PubChem]
  Indication:  In its oral form it is used to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart attacks, and occasionally to prevent migraine headaches. In its opthalmic form it is used to treat open-angle and occasionally secondary glaucoma.}