Brimonidine
Brimonidine (Combigan) is used to lower raised pressure inside the eye in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension. This listing includes Combigan and Alphagan.
Key points
- Brimonidine tartrate is an alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist, a medicine class used to lower pressure inside the eye.
- Raised eye pressure is linked with a greater likelihood of optic nerve damage and visual-field loss in glaucoma.
- Combigan must not be used in newborns or infants under two years old.
Brimonidine in this catalogue
Combigan is listed as a brimonidine/timolol combination, and Alphagan is listed with brimonidine. Both catalogue entries name Open-angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension, and sit in the Eye Care category.

