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doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb06818.x.
Timolol side effects and inadvertent overdosing
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1989.tb06818.x
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Timolol side effects and inadvertent overdosing
J Am Geriatr Soc.
1989 Mar.
Abstract
The case reports demonstrate that significant and potentially dangerous side effects from timolol maleate occur as a result of inadvertent overdosing. Because many glaucoma patients are elderly and vision is frequently impaired, overdosing may be the mechanism of side effects in many patients especially the elderly. A simple dropper that would withdraw only one drop and deliver the same would resolve this problem.
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