A nurse is preparing to administer timolol [Timoptic] eye drops to a patient who has open angle glaucoma. The nurse notes that the patient has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
The nurse will contact the provider to discuss changing to which medication? a. betaxolol
b. carteolol
c. levobunolol
d. metipranolol
A
Betaxolol is the only ophthalmic beta blocker that is beta1 selective, meaning that it has less chance of causing bronchial constriction. It is preferred for patients with asthma and COPD. The other agents are not beta1 selective.
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