title: Bimatoprost/timolol fixed combination: a 3-month double-masked, randomized parallel comparison to its individual components in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the safety and efficacy of a fixed combination (FC) of bimatoprost (BIM) and timolol (TIM) compared with each of the active components for 3 months.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two double-masked, randomized, multicenter parallel studies of FC (once-daily, mornings), BIM (once-daily, evenings), or TIM (twice-daily) were conducted in 1061 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean diurnal decreases from baseline intraocular pressure (IOP) at month 3 were 8.1, 7.9, and 6.4 mm Hg for the FC, BIM, and TIM groups, respectively. The proportion of patients with a mean diurnal percent reduction from baseline in IOP of more than 20% across all visits was 81.8% (436/533), 72.1% (191/265), and 49.8% (131/263) for the FC, BIM, and TIM groups, respectively (P<0.001 for FC vs. BIM and FC vs. TIM). The proportion of patients achieving an IOP of less than 18 mm Hg at all time points was 39.2% (209/533), 28.7% (76/265), and 12.2% (32/263) for the FC, BIM, and TIM groups, respectively (P=0.003 for FC vs. BIM, and P<0.001 for FC vs. TIM). The most commonly reported treatment-related adverse event was conjunctival hyperemia, with the greatest incidence in BIM (38.5%, 102/265), followed by FC (22.7%, 121/533, P<0.0001 vs. BIM) and TIM (6.8%, 18/263; P<0.001 vs. FC).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  FC was statistically significantly more effective than BIM or TIM for most comparisons, and safer than BIM with respect to common ocular adverse events. FC represents a convenient, therapeutic advantage over separate bottles.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817-2307, USA. jdbrandt@ucdavis.edu
authors.forename: James D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.forename: Louis B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Cantor
authors.forename: L Jay
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.forename: Amy L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Batoosingh
authors.forename: Connie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chou
authors.forename: Izabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bossowska
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000577:Amides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000069580:Bimatoprost; D003008:Cloprostenol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005260:Female; D015812:Glaucoma, Angle-Closure / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005902:Glaucoma, Open-Angle / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009798:Ocular Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy; D013999:Timolol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D014065:Tonometry, Ocular; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000577:Amides; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D003008:Cloprostenol; D013999:Timolol; D000069580:Bimatoprost