dxtxpx
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What is the drug of choice in the emergency lowering of intraocular pressure of both narrow and wide angl glaucoma?
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| mahendra
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pilocarpine
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| dxtxpx
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yep pilocarpine is DOC in acute glaucoma 
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, as acetazolamide; Epi, and Beta blockers as timolol are effective in treating glaucoma chronically but are not used for emergency lowering of intraocular pressure
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| asmi
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pilocarpine is also used in xerostomia
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