Betaxolol 0.5% eye drops
Requires a prescription from a doctor or prescriber
A cardioselective beta-1-adrenergic antagonist with no partial agonist activity.
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Betaxolol 0.5% eye drops
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Active and completed clinical studies from ClinicalTrials.gov
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Academic studies and reviews for this medicine's active substance
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Reviews & meta-analyses: 2 · Randomised trials: 4 · 1982–2026
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Zeynodini Meimand H, Anbarloui MR, Eslamian M, et al.
2025
E. Strahlman, R. Tipping, R. Vogel
Archives of ophthalmology, 1995
P. Kardas
Vascular Health and Risk Management, 2007
D. Plager, J. Whitson, P. Netland, et al.
Journal of AAPOS : the official publication of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, 2009
P. Diggory, A. Cassels-Brown, Andy Vail, et al.
British Journal of Ophthalmology, 1998
B. Ramos, Lesley A. Colgan, Eric Nou, et al.
Biological psychiatry, 2005
R. Schoene, T. Abuan, R. Ward, et al.
American journal of ophthalmology, 1984
Ayat A. Allam, Mahmoud Elsabahy, Mahmoud El Badry, et al.
International journal of pharmaceutics, 2021
- Glaucoma
- Liposomes
- Rabbits
Neville N. Osborne, Louis Desantis, J. Bae, et al.
Experimental eye research, 1999
A. Harris, G. L. Spaeth, R. Sergott, et al.
American journal of ophthalmology, 1995
Sources: aggregated from Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI), OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and other open scholarly databases. Retracted articles are excluded. Study information is provided for research purposes and does not constitute medical advice.
Pharmacology and chemical data from DrugBank
Key facts
Drug status
Approved
Major interactions
10 found
Half-life
14-22 hours
Mechanism
Betaxolol selectively blocks catecholamine stimulation of beta(1)-adrenergic rec…
Food interactions
1 warning
Human targets
2 targets
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Pharmacokinetics at a glance
Absorption
89%
Half-life
14-22 hours
Protein binding
50%
Metabolism
15%
Pharmacokinetic data: DrugBank · CC BY-NC 4.0
Known interactions with other medications. Always consult a healthcare professional.
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How the body processes this drug — absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination
Proteins and enzymes this drug interacts with in the body
Involved in the regulation of sleep/wake behaviors PMID:31473062
Enzymes involved in drug metabolism — important for understanding drug interactions
ATC S01ED02
ATC C07AB05
ATC S01ED52
Chemical identifiers
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Chemical identifiers
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Betaxolol
Additional database identifiers
Drugs Product Database (DPD)
11219
ChemSpider
2279
BindingDB
50405521
Guide to Pharmacology
549
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:285
GenAtlas
ADRB1
GeneCards
ADRB1
GenBank Gene Database
J03019
GenBank Protein Database
178200
Guide to Pharmacology
28
UniProt Accession
ADRB1_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:286
GenAtlas
ADRB2
GeneCards
ADRB2
GenBank Gene Database
Y00106
GenBank Protein Database
29371
Guide to Pharmacology
29
UniProt Accession
ADRB2_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2625
GenAtlas
CYP2D6
GeneCards
CYP2D6
GenBank Gene Database
M20403
GenBank Protein Database
181350
Guide to Pharmacology
1329
UniProt Accession
CP2D6_HUMAN
HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC)
HGNC:2596
GenAtlas
CYP1A2
GeneCards
CYP1A2
GenBank Gene Database
Z00036
Guide to Pharmacology
1319
UniProt Accession
CP1A2_HUMAN
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