Compare Travatan vs. brimonidine
Head-to-head comparisons of medication uses, side effects, ratings, and more.
Lowers eye pressure and controls glaucoma.
Travatan (travoprost) is a first-choice treatment to prevent and treat glaucoma because it's effective and has few side effects.
Lowers high eye pressure.
Alphagan P (brimonidine) is an effective medication for treating high pressure in the eyes, but it can cause some bothersome effects such as dry mouth, eye burning, and stinging upon administration.
Upsides
- It's easy to use, with one drop every evening.
- Travatan (travoprost) can be used with other eye drops for better results.
- The new formulation of Travatan (travoprost) is less irritating and can be stored at room temperature.
- Alphagan P (brimonidine) is a good medication for reducing high eye pressure and helping prevent development of glaucoma.
- It is available as a cheaper, generic form.
Downsides
- Travatan (travoprost) can permanently darken your eyes and eyelids, even after you stop using it.
- Travatan (travoprost) can temporarily cause your eyelashes to grow longer, darker, and thicker – which may irritate your eyes.
- You'll need to wait 15 minutes after applying Travatan (travoprost) to put your contacts in.
- There's no generic option available, so it can be expensive.
- Even though it's administered in the eye, Alphagan P (brimonidine) can make you feel fatigued and drowsy.
- You must wait 5 minutes before using another eye drop in the same eye.
- You have to remove contact lenses and leave them out for 15 minutes after using the eyedrops.
- Alphagan P (brimonidine) can't be used in children under 2 years of age.
Used for
- Ocular hypertension
- Glaucoma
- Elevated intraocular pressure
Dosage forms
- Eye drops
- Eye drops
Price
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Side effects
12possible side effects
- Red, dry eyes40%
- Eye pain7%
- Changes in eyesight7%
- Eye irritation7%
- Feeling like there's something in your eye7%
- Itchy eyes7%
- Eye/Eyelid inflammation2%
- Cataract2%
- Eye infections2%
- Darkening of the eyes/eyelids2%
- Dry eyes2%
- Increased sensitivity to light2%
The Alphagan P (brimonidine) FDA package insert doesn’t have numbers about how common side effects are.
Risks and risk factors
- Darkening of the eyes
- Long-term use
- Darkening of lashes
- Long-term use
- Darkening of contact lenses
- (Re)inserting contact lenses too soon after applying Travatan (travoprost)
- Eye injury or infection
- Sharing eye drops with others
- Contact lens use
- Contamination of eye products after use
- Corneal disease
- Disruption of the ocular epithelial surface
- Severe heart disease
- CNS depression (sleepiness and fatigue)