Verapamil and Timolol Interaction

Drug interaction information between Verapamil and Timolol.

Verapamil and Timolol have a documented minor interaction in FDA labeling.

FDA drug labeling documents a minor-severity interaction between Verapamil and Timolol. 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

Verapamil

Calcium Channel Blocker

Drug B

Timolol

Beta-Blocker (Ophthalmic)

How They Interact

Even as eye drops, timolol can combine with verapamil to significantly slow down your heart rate.

FDA Label Information

Asymptomatic bradycardia (36 beats/min) with a wandering atrial pacemaker has been observed in a patient receiving concomitant timolol (a beta-adrenergic blocker) eyedrops and oral verapamil.

Frequently Asked Questions

What SPL severity band is on file for Verapamil + Timolol?

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?

Verapamil has 57 labeled pairs on file vs Timolol's 6. In the minor band specifically: Verapamil has 47 (also Atorvastatin, Aspirin, Atenolol, Cyclosporine); Timolol has 5 (also Clonidine, Brimonidine/Timolol, Darunavir, Dorzolamide/Timolol).

What mechanism field is on file for Verapamil and Timolol?

Even as eye drops, timolol can combine with verapamil to significantly slow down your heart rate.

Verapamil carries more major-labeled pairs than Timolol

SPL source-record counts only. This page's band is minor · classes on file: Verapamil (Calcium Channel Blocker); Timolol (Beta-Blocker (Ophthalmic)).

Verapamil has 4 major-labeled pairs vs Timolol's 0. This page itself is in the minor band, not the major band.

Verapamil

4 major · 6 moderate · 47 minor · 57 total

Timolol

0 major · 1 moderate · 5 minor · 6 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.