[Bivalent glaucoma therapy with pilocarpine and adrenaline - advantages of the combination piladren (author's transl)].
A comparative trial was performed on 56 glaucomatous eyes - piladren gave usually a better pressure-reducing effect than pilocarpine alone or pilocarpine and epinephrine/adrenaline from separate bottles. The main possibilites of medical glaucoma therapy are mentioned and subjective and objective advantages and disadvantages are communicated.
D000086:Acetazolamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D010862:Pilocarpine; D000086:Acetazolamide; D004837:Epinephrine
Bivalente Glaukomtherapie mit Pilocarpin und Adrenalin, Vorteile des Kombinationspräparates Piladren