Travoprost

Travoprost
Clinical data
Trade namesTravatan, Izba, others
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa602027
License data
Pregnancy
category
Routes of
administration		Topical eye drops
ATC code
Legal status
Legal status
  • AU: S4 (Prescription only)
  • UK: POM (Prescription only)
  • US: ℞-only[2]
  • EU: Rx-only[3]
  • In general: ℞ (Prescription only)
Pharmacokinetic data
MetabolismActivation by ester hydrolysis, deactivation by beta oxidation, OH-oxidation, double bond reduction
Onset of action2 hours
Elimination half-life1.5 hours (in aqueous fluid)
45 minutes (terminal)
Duration of action≥ 24 hours
ExcretionMainly via kidney
Identifiers
  • Propan-2-yl 7-[3,5-dihydroxy-2-[3-hydroxy-4-[3-(trifluoromethyl)
    phenoxy]-but-1-enyl]-cyclopentyl]hept-5-enoate
CAS Number
PubChem CID
IUPHAR/BPS
DrugBank
ChemSpider
UNII
KEGG
ChEBI
ChEMBL
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
ECHA InfoCard100.207.141 Edit this at Wikidata
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC26H35F3O6
Molar mass500.555 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
  • FC(F)(F)c2cc(OC[C@H](O)/C=C/[C@@H]1[C@H]([C@@H](O)C[C@H]1O)C\C=C/CCCC(=O)OC(C)C)ccc2
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Travoprost, sold under the brand name Travatan among others, is a medication used to treat high pressure inside the eye including glaucoma.[4] Specifically it is used for open angle glaucoma when other agents are not sufficient.[5][4] It is used as an eye drop.[4] Effects generally occur within two hours.[4]

Common side effects include red eyes, blurry vision, eye pain, dry eyes, and change in color of the eyes.[4][5] Other significant side effects may include cataracts.[5] Use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is generally not recommended.[5] It is a prostaglandin analog and works by increasing the outflow of aqueous fluid from the eyes.[4]

Travoprost was approved for medical use in the United States and in the European Union in 2001.[4][3] It is available as a generic medication in the United Kingdom.[5] In 2020, it was the 304th most commonly prescribed medication in the United States, with more than 1 million prescriptions.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Travoprost ophthalmic Use During Pregnancy". Drugs.com. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. ^ "iDose TR- travoprost intracameral implant". DailyMed. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Travatan EPAR". European Medicines Agency (EMA). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "Travoprost Monograph for Professionals". Drugs.com. American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
  5. ^ a b c d e British national formulary : BNF 76 (76 ed.). Pharmaceutical Press. 2018. p. 1152. ISBN 9780857113382.
  6. ^ "The Top 300 of 2020". ClinCalc. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Travoprost - Drug Usage Statistics". ClinCalc. Retrieved 7 October 2022.