Azopt
Azopt is brinzolamide 1% eye drops, a three-times-a-day suspension that lowers pressure inside the eye in glaucoma and ocular hypertension, sold here in single bottles or packs of 2 or 3.
- Category
- Eye Care
- Active ingredient
- Brinzolamide
- Route
- Ophthalmic
- Form
- Eye drops
- Strengths
- 1%
You will receive a quality generic equivalent, depending on stock.
Shipped in a discreet, unmarked envelope.
Details
- Conditions
- Glaucoma · Ocular hypertension
- Therapeutic Class
- Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor
- Pharmacological Class
- Antiglaucoma
- Minor Side Effects
- Blurred vision, bitter taste
- Moderate Side Effects
- Eye irritation, dry eye
- Dosage Forms
- Eye drops
- Administration Route
- Ophthalmic
- Originator
- Alcon
- Onset Time
- 1–2 hours
- Duration
- 8–12 hours
- Storage Instructions
- Keep upright, store below 30°C.
- Drug Interactions
- Oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
What you will receive
Azopt is the originator brand name, made by Alcon. We use it to identify the medicine; the pack you receive is a generic equivalent, not the original Azopt.
- The same active ingredient (Brinzolamide) at the same strength.
- The exact brand supplied depends on what is in stock when your order ships.
FAQ
Can I buy Azopt by the bottle?
Azopt is offered as generic brinzolamide 1% in single bottles or packs of 2 or 3. It is generic brinzolamide, not the original Azopt. Larger packs cost less per bottle.
What arrives when I order Azopt?
Your bottles arrive in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside about the contents. Tracked courier takes 5 to 9 business days with online tracking; standard airmail takes 14 to 21 business days, 30 at most, and is untracked.
What does the 1% on the bottle mean?
1% means one part brinzolamide in every hundred parts of liquid. These drops come in that one strength, so every bottle holds the same concentration and a dose stays at one drop.
Why do brinzolamide eye drops leave a bitter taste?
Part of each drop runs down the tear duct into the nose and throat, and that is where you taste it. It is harmless and passes in a few minutes. Pressing the inner corner of the eye after the drop sends less of it that way.
What happens if I stop using brinzolamide eye drops?
Eye pressure goes back up. High pressure rarely hurts at first, so there is no warning, which is why glaucoma drops go in on schedule, even on days when the eyes feel fine.
How does brinzolamide differ from dorzolamide?
Same family, same job: both reduce the fluid the eye makes. The visible difference is the bottle, since brinzolamide is a milky suspension you shake and dorzolamide is a clear solution.
About Azopt
What Azopt is used for
Azopt is brinzolamide 1% eye drops, a suspension that comes in single bottles or packs of two or three. Brinzolamide works on an enzyme inside the ciliary body, the part of the eye that produces the fluid filling the front chamber. Slow that enzyme and less fluid is made, so the pressure inside the eye comes down.
The drops treat glaucoma and ocular hypertension — pressure that is high before any sight has been lost. It has to be kept down day after day, and the drops manage that only while they are used; damage already done is not repaired. When one pressure-lowering drop is not enough, brinzolamide is often added as a second.
Putting the drops in
Three drops a day is the usual schedule, spread through your waking hours at set times. Shake the bottle first: brinzolamide sits in the liquid as fine particles and needs mixing. Wash your hands, lean your head back, pull the lower lid down into a pocket and let one drop fall in, keeping the tip away from your eye, lashes and fingers. Then close the eye and rest a finger on the inner corner for a minute or two, and wipe off any overflow. Vision may blur for a short while, so wait until it clears before driving. A different eye medicine goes in ten minutes before or after Azopt.
Common side effects
Stinging on contact and a short spell of blurred vision are what most people notice. Eyes can turn red, dry or gritty, and headache, a runny nose or a bitter taste in the throat sometimes follows a dose; these tend to ease over the first weeks. If your face, eyelids, lips or tongue swell, if a rash or hives appear, if an eye hurts or discharges, or if breathing or swallowing becomes hard, get urgent help. A previous reaction to a sulfa medicine makes a rash more likely with these drops.
Contact lenses and the bottle
Soft contact lenses go back in at least fifteen minutes after a dose. The bottle belongs upright in its box with the cap screwed down, away from strong light and heat; leave the dropper tip unwiped.
Sources
- Brinzolamide Ophthalmic: MedlinePlus Drug Information — MedlinePlus / U.S. National Library of Medicine
- Glaucoma Eye Drops - American Academy of Ophthalmology — aao.org