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dipivefrin

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dipivefrin /di·piv·e·frin/ (di-piv´ah-frin) an ester converted in the eye to epinephrine, lowering intraocular pressure by decreasing the production and increasing the outflow of aqueous humor; the hydrochloride salt is applied topically in the treatment of open-angle or secondary glaucoma.
dipivefrin
an epinephrine prodrug used as the hydrochloride in ophthalmic drops to treat open-angle glaucoma.

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37-40) Hypertension has occurred with ocular administration of dipivefrin (epinephrine) used to treat simple glaucoma, and ocular phenylephrine.
 
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