To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent steps he has taken to increase availability of eye drop medicines Timoptol and Azopt for the treatment of glaucoma; and if he will make a statement.
We understand that Timoptol (timolol) eye drops containing preservative are freely available. Timoptol preservative-free eye drops are currently unavailable due to manufacturing problems coupled with production capacity constraints and the manufacturer, MSD, expects them to be back in stock later this year. MSD is increasing its production capacity for preservative-free ophthalmic products globally in order to meet increasing demand.
Azopt (brinzolamide) eye drops are currently available through the normal channels.
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