Brimonidine (bri-MOE-ni-deen) is a drug used under the brand names Alphagan and Alphagan-P to treat open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension and as Mirvaso for facial erythema or rosacea. It acts via decreasing synthesis of aqueous humor and increasing the amount that drains from the eye through uveoscleral outflow.As a treatment for glaucoma it is usually given in eyedrop form.
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