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IMPOTENCE FROM EYE DROPS
Since they can be counted upon to reduce the ocular pressure, eyedrops that contain the beta-blocker drug timolol (trade name Timoptic in the U.S.A.) have become one of the most popular drugs for glaucoma, a letter to the editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association (253:3092) states. Not surprisingly, therefore, there have been many reports of side effects with timolol eyedrops, 63 percent of which have occurred after the drug has been absorbed into the general circulation. Among these, there have been cases of impotence, some of which have lasted (while the patient continued using the eyedrops) for over four years. Almost invariably, the impotence promptly disappears if the drops are discontinued, only to occur again when they are reinstated. The moral of this story is that anyone who becomes impotent should suspect that a medication could be responsible, even if eyedrops are the only one they are taking.
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