Azobrin Plus
Rx1%+0.2% • Ophthalmic Suspension
Indications & Uses
Azobrin Plus is indicated for:
Dosage Reference
Reference Information Only
Dosages shown are general references from official sources. Always consult your doctor or pharmacist for personalized dosing.
Adults:
Shake well before use. Instill one drop in the affected eye(s) three times daily. If more than one topical ophthalmic drug is being used, the drugs should be administered at least five (5) minutes apart.
Side Effects
The most frequently reported adverse reactions in patients treated with Benozol BR occurring in approximately 3 to 5% of patients were blurred vision, eye irritation, dysgeusia (bad taste), dry mouth, and eye allergy. Other adverse reactions that have been reported with the individual components during clinical trials are listed below. Brinzolamide 1%: The most frequently reported adverse reactions reported with Brinzolamide in 5 to 10% of patients were blurred vision and bitter, sour or unusual taste. Adverse reactions occurring in 1 to 5% of patients were blepharitis, dermatitis, dry eye, foreign body sensation, headache, hyperemia, ocular discharge, ocular discomfort, ocular keratitis, ocular pain, ocular pruritus and rhinitis.Brimonidine Tartrate 0.2%: Adverse reactions occurring with Brimonidine Tartrate in approximately 10 to30% of the subjects, in descending order of incidence, included oral dryness, ocular hyperemia, burning and stinging, headache, blurring, foreign body sensation, fatigue/drowsiness, conjunctival follicles, ocular allergic reactions, and ocular pruritus.
Cautions & Contraindications
Warnings & Precautions
Benozol BR contains Brinzolamide, a sulfonamide, and although administered topically is absorbed systemically. Therefore, the same types of adverse reactions that are attributable to sulfonamides may occur with topical administration of Benozol BR. Fatalities have occurred due to severe reactions to sulfonamides including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, fulminant hepatic necrosis, agranulocytosis, aplastic anemia, and other blood dyscrasias. Brimonidine Tartrate also may potentiate syndromes associated with vascular insufficiency. Benozol BR should be used with caution in patients with depression, cerebral or coronary insufficiency, Raynaud's phenomenon, orthostatic hypotension, or thromboangitis obliterans. anemia, and other blood dyscrasias. Brinzolamide and its metabolite are excreted predominantly by the kidney, Benozol BR is not recommended in renal impairment patients. The preservative in Benozol BR, benzalkonium chloride, may be absorbed by soft contact lenses. Contact lenses should be removed during instillation of Benozol BR but may be reinserted 15 minutes after.
Contraindications
It is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitivity to Brinzolamide, Brimonidine Tartrate, or to any ingredient in the formulation and Neonates and Infants (under the age of 2 years).