Dorzolamide/Timolol and Clonidine Interaction

Drug interaction information between Dorzolamide/Timolol and Clonidine.

Dorzolamide/Timolol and Clonidine have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Dorzolamide/Timolol and Clonidine. This page displays the available source-record category and label text. The category is not an individual risk estimate or medication-combination direction.

Drug A

Dorzolamide/Timolol

CAI / Beta-Blocker Combination (Ophthalmic)

Drug B

Clonidine

Central Alpha-2 Agonist

How They Interact

The beta-blocker in the eye drops can make blood pressure rise even higher if you suddenly stop taking your clonidine medication.

FDA Label Information

7.8 Clonidine Oral beta-adrenergic blocking agents may exacerbate the rebound hypertension which can follow the withdrawal of clonidine.

Dorzolamide/Timolol Also Interacts With

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Clonidine Also Interacts With

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Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Dorzolamide/Timolol + Clonidine?

Compiled FDA labeling labels this pair minor. That is a source-record field, not an individual medication-combination decision.

Which drug in this pair has the larger labeled-interaction portfolio?

Clonidine has 29 labeled pairs on file vs Dorzolamide/Timolol's 3. In the minor band specifically: Dorzolamide/Timolol has 3 (also Timolol, Dorzolamide); Clonidine has 25 (also Amitriptyline, Diltiazem, Verapamil, Haloperidol).

What mechanism field is on file for Dorzolamide/Timolol and Clonidine?

The beta-blocker in the eye drops can make blood pressure rise even higher if you suddenly stop taking your clonidine medication.

Clonidine's labeled portfolio outnumbers Dorzolamide/Timolol

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Dorzolamide/Timolol (CAI / Beta-Blocker Combination (Ophthalmic)); Clonidine (Central Alpha-2 Agonist).

Dorzolamide/Timolol

0 major · 0 moderate · 3 minor · 3 total

Clonidine

0 major · 4 moderate · 25 minor · 29 total

Sources: FDA Drug Labels (SPL) via openFDA (2026). This is for informational purposes only and is not medical advice. This registry does not provide individual medication-combination directions.