Alphagan, Mirvaso(brimonidine)
Alphagan P, Combigan, Lumify, Mirvaso, Qoliana, Simbrinza (brimonidine) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Brimonidine was first approved as Alphagan on 1996-09-06. It is used to treat open-angle glaucoma in the USA. It has been approved in Europe to treat ocular hypertension, open-angle glaucoma, and skin diseases. The pharmaceutical is active against alpha-2B adrenergic receptor, alpha-2C adrenergic receptor, and alpha-2A adrenergic receptor.
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Commercial
Trade Name
FDA
EMA
Alphagan p, Lumify, Mirvaso, Qoliana (generic drugs available since 2003-05-28, discontinued: Alphagan)
CombinationsCombigan, Simbrinza (generic drugs available since 2003-05-28)
Drug Products
FDA
EMA
New Drug Application (NDA)
New Drug Application (NDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA)
Brimonidine tartrate
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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ALPHAGAN P | AbbVie | N-021262 RX | 2001-03-16 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
ALPHAGAN P | AbbVie | N-021770 RX | 2005-08-19 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
LUMIFY | Bausch Health Companies | N-208144 OTC | 2017-12-22 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
MIRVASO | Galderma | N-204708 RX | 2013-08-23 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
QOLIANA | Sandoz | N-021764 RX | 2006-05-22 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
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Brimonidine tartrate
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Brinzolamide
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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SIMBRINZA | Alcon Research | N-204251 RX | 2013-04-19 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
Brimonidine tartrate
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Timolol maleate
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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COMBIGAN | AbbVie | N-021398 RX | 2007-10-30 | 1 products, RLD, RS |
Labels
FDA
EMA
Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
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alphagan p | New Drug Application | 2013-09-01 |
combigan | New Drug Application | 2015-10-01 |
lumify redness reliever eye drops | New Drug Application | 2020-12-16 |
mirvaso | New Drug Application | 2018-06-27 |
simbrinza | New Drug Application | 2022-12-16 |
Indications
FDA
EMA
Indication | Ontology | MeSH | ICD-10 |
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open-angle glaucoma | EFO_0004190 | D005902 | H40.1 |
Agency Specific
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Patent Expiration
Patent | Expires | Flag | FDA Information |
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Brimonidine Tartrate, Mirvaso, Galderma Labs Lp | |||
8053427 | 2031-06-13 | DP | U-1428 |
8163725 | 2031-06-13 | DP | |
10201517 | 2031-06-13 | DP | |
8513247 | 2031-03-25 | DP | U-1428 |
8513249 | 2031-03-25 | DP | U-1428 |
9861631 | 2031-03-25 | U-1428 | |
9861632 | 2031-03-25 | U-1428 | |
7439241 | 2025-08-25 | U-1428 | |
8231885 | 2025-05-24 | DP | |
8410102 | 2025-05-24 | U-1428 | |
8426410 | 2025-05-24 | U-1428 | |
8859551 | 2024-05-25 | U-1428 | |
Brimonidine Tartrate / Brinzolamide, Simbrinza, Alcon Labs Inc | |||
9044484 | 2030-10-30 | DP | |
9421265 | 2030-06-17 | DP | |
Brimonidine Tartrate, Lumify, Bausch And Lomb Inc | |||
8293742 | 2030-07-14 | U-2222 | |
9259425 | 2030-07-14 | U-2222 | |
11596600 | 2029-07-27 | U-2222 | |
Brimonidine Tartrate, Qoliana, Sandoz | |||
7265117 | 2025-08-19 | DP | |
Brimonidine Tartrate, Alphagan P, Abbvie | |||
8858961 | 2023-09-02 | DP |
ATC Codes
D: Dermatologicals
— D11: Other dermatological preparations in atc
— D11A: Other dermatological preparations in atc
— D11AX: Other dermatological preparations in atc
— D11AX21: Brimonidine
S: Sensory organ drugs
— S01: Ophthalmologicals
— S01E: Antiglaucoma preparations and miotics
— S01EA: Sympathomimetics in glaucoma therapy
— S01EA05: Brimonidine
— S01G: Decongestants and antiallergics
— S01GA: Sympathomimetics used as decongestants
— S01GA07: Brimonidine
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Clinical
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Indications Phases 4
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Ocular hypertension | D009798 | EFO_1001069 | H40.0 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 51 |
Open-angle glaucoma | D005902 | EFO_0004190 | H40.1 | — | 5 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 36 |
Glaucoma | D005901 | EFO_0000516 | H40 | — | 2 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 36 |
Rosacea | D012393 | L71 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
Intraocular pressure | D007429 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||
Low tension glaucoma | D057066 | EFO_1001022 | H40.12 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 |
Ocular physiological phenomena | D009799 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Capsule opacification | D058442 | H26.4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis | D020529 | EFO_0003929 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Prostatic neoplasms | D011471 | C61 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
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Indications Phases 3
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Presbyopia | D011305 | H52.4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
Eye diseases | D005128 | EFO_0003966 | H44 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 |
Diabetic retinopathy | D003930 | EFO_0003770 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Dry eye syndromes | D015352 | H04.12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | |
Hyperemia | D006940 | EFO_0003822 | H34.82 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Allergic conjunctivitis | D003233 | EFO_0007141 | H10.44 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
Refractive errors | D012030 | EFO_0003908 | H52.7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Erythema | D004890 | HP_0010783 | L53.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
Miosis | D015877 | HP_0000616 | H57.03 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Graft vs host disease | D006086 | D89.81 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
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Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Macular degeneration | D008268 | EFO_0001365 | H35.30 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
Healthy volunteers/patients | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | ||
Macular edema | D008269 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Hand-foot syndrome | D060831 | EFO_1001893 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Meibomian gland dysfunction | D000080343 | H02.88 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Geographic atrophy | D057092 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | ||
Retinitis pigmentosa | D012174 | HP_0000580 | H35.52 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Indications Without Phase
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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Cataract | D002386 | EFO_0001059 | H26.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Hemorrhage | D006470 | MP_0001914 | R58 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Exfoliation syndrome | D017889 | EFO_0004235 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Pterygium | D011625 | H11.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Coronavirus | D017934 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Hemophilia a | D006467 | EFO_0007267 | D66 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Ventricular dysfunction | D018754 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
Atrial heart septal defects | D006344 | EFO_1000825 | Q21.1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Pericardial effusion | D010490 | EFO_0007298 | I31.39 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Diabetes complications | D048909 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Epidemiology
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Drug
General
Drug common name | BRIMONIDINE |
INN | brimonidine |
Description | Brimonidine is a quinoxaline derivative, a secondary amine and a member of imidazoles. It has a role as an adrenergic agonist, an antihypertensive agent and an alpha-adrenergic agonist. |
Classification | Small molecule |
Drug class | — |
Image (chem structure or protein) | |
Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | Brc1c(NC2=NCCN2)ccc2nccnc12 |
Identifiers
PDB | — |
CAS-ID | 59803-98-4 |
RxCUI | 134615 |
ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL844 |
ChEBI ID | 3175 |
PubChem CID | 2435 |
DrugBank | DB00484 |
UNII ID | E6GNX3HHTE (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
Target
Agency Approved
ADRA2B
ADRA2B
ADRA2C
ADRA2C
ADRA2A
ADRA2A
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
ADRA2B
Gene synonyms
ADRA2L1, ADRA2RL1
NCBI Gene ID
Protein name
alpha-2B adrenergic receptor
Protein synonyms
ADRA2B adrenergic, alpha-2B-, receptor, Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor subtype C2, alpha-2-adrenergic receptor-like 1, Alpha-2B adrenoceptor, Alpha-2B adrenoreceptor, Alpha-2BAR, G-protein coupled receptor
Uniprot ID
Mouse ortholog
Adra2b (11552)
alpha-2B adrenergic receptor (P30545)
Alternate
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Variants
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