Watch Out for Preservative-Free Bimatoprost for Glaucoma
October 2023
Bimatoprost 0.03% (Zimed PF) will be the first eye drop for glaucoma that is preservative-free AND multidose.
It’s an ocular prostaglandin...like latanoprost and travoprost. These are all first-line for glaucoma and lower intraocular pressure by increasing fluid outflow in the eye.
Vistitan 0.03% and Lumigan RC 0.01% are also bimatoprost, but contain the preservative benzalkonium chloride.
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