Prostaglandin + β-blocker (preservative-free)
Tafluprost with timolol
Brand names: Taptiqom
Adult dose
Dose: 1 drop OD
Route: Topical (ophthalmic)
Frequency: OD
Clinical pearls
- Open-angle glaucoma / OHT when monotherapy inadequate
- Preservative-free for sensitive ocular surface
Contraindications
- Asthma
- Severe COPD
- Severe bradycardia / heart block
- Severe HF
Side effects
- Eye irritation
- Iris pigmentation
- Bradycardia
- Bronchospasm
- Hypotension
Interactions
- Systemic β-blockers
- CCBs
- Antihypertensives
Reference: BNF; NICE NG81; https://bnf.nice.org.uk/drugs/tafluprost-with-timolol/. Verify against your local formulary and the latest BNF before prescribing.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Calculators
- HEAR Score for Acute Chest Pain · Chest Pain
- MAGGIC Heart Failure Risk Score · Heart Failure
- Long QT Syndrome (Schwartz Score) · Channelopathy / Sudden Cardiac Death
- Bishop Score · Labour & Delivery
- FAST Exam Protocol — Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma · Trauma
- Free Water Deficit in Hypernatraemia · Fluid / Electrolytes
Pathways
- Acute Red Eye / Vision Loss Screen · RCOphth 2020; NICE CKS
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension · ABN; consensus 2018
- Acute Red Eye Assessment · RCOphth / AAO
- Acute Angle Closure Glaucoma · RCOphth / EGS Guidelines
- Retinal Detachment · RCOphth Guidelines / EURETINA
- Diabetic Retinopathy — Screening and Management · NICE NG28 2016 / NHS DES Programme