Topical timolol therapy in pregnancy: Is it safe for the fetus?

Authors
Wagenvoort, AM Van Vugt, JMG Sobotka, M Van Geijn, HP
Citation
Am. Wagenvoort et al., Topical timolol therapy in pregnancy: Is it safe for the fetus?, TERATOLOGY, 58(6), 1998, pp. 258-262
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Journal title
TERATOLOGY
ISSN journal
00403709 → ACNP
Volume
58
Issue
6
Year of publication
1998
Pages
258 - 262
Database
ISI
SICI code
0040-3709(199812)58:6<258:TTTIPI>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
At 21 weeks of gestation, a 37-year-old woman was referred to our hospital. The fetus showed bradycardia and arrhythmia. Because of glaucoma the woman had previously been treated with timolol eye drops. In this paper a possib le association between the timolol eye drops and the fetal cardiac arrhythm ia is discussed. (C) 1998 Wiley-Liss, Inc.