levobunolol hydrochloride


le·vo·bu·no·lol hy·dro·chlor·ide

(lē'vō-byū'nō-lol hī'drō-klōr'īd), A β-adrenergic blocking agent used primarily as an eye drop in the treatment of chronic open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

levobunolol hydrochloride

(lē′vō-byo͞o′nə-lôl′)n. A beta-blocker used primarily as an eyedrop in the treatment of chronic open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.

beta-blocker 

A drug that blocks or reduces the action of neurotransmitters on beta-adrenergic receptors. It reduces secretion of aqueous humour and consequently intraocular pressure and it is used in the treatment of glaucoma. Common beta-blockers include timolol maleate, betaxolol hydrochloride, carteolol hydrochloride, levobunolol hydrochloride and metipranolol. Timolol is often used together with another agent (combination drugs), e.g. timolol and brimonidine, timolol and dorzolamide, timolol and latanoprost. Syn. beta-adrenergic antagonist; beta-adrenergic blocking agent. See adrenergic receptors; miotics; sympatholytic drugs.