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Active substance

Carteolol

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SFDA Saudi Arabia — SFDA human drug list

Trade nameStrengthForm · routePackPublic priceTypeCompanyStatus
CARTEOL LP 1% PRLONGED RELEASE EYE DROPS10 mg/mlEye drops · Ophthalmic use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 21.25Generic · PrescriptionCHAUVIN BAUSCH & LOMBWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
CARTEOL LP 2% PRLONGED RELEASE EYE DROPS20 mg/mlEye drops · Ophthalmic use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 21.25Generic · PrescriptionCHAUVIN BAUSCH & LOMBWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed
TEOPTIC 2 % EYE DROPS20 mg/mlEye drops, solution · Ocular use1 Dropper ContainerSAR 28.75NCE · PrescriptionNOVARTISWithdrawn by MAH · Not Marketed

US FDA United States — FDA approvals (Drugs@FDA)

ProductStrengthForm · routeApplicantStatusFirst approved
CARTEOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE1%solution/drops · ophthalmicSANDOZPrescription3 Jan 2000
CARTROL2.5MG; 5MG; 10MGtablet · oralABBVIEDiscontinued28 Dec 1988
OCUPRESS1% **Federal Register determination that product was not discontinued or withdrawn for safety or effectiveness reasons**solution/drops · ophthalmicNOVARTISDiscontinued23 May 1990
CARTEOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE1%solution/drops · ophthalmicBAUSCH AND LOMBDiscontinued20 Jan 2000
CARTEOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE1%solution/drops · ophthalmicAPOTEX INCDiscontinued6 Feb 2002

Prices — United States and England

SourceProduct as listedPriceUnit / packDate
US NADACCARTEOLOL HCL 1% EYE DROPS$1.62978per ML23 Sep 2026
US NADACCARTEOLOL HCL 1% EYE DROPS$1.36449per ML23 Sep 2026
US NADACCARTEOLOL HCL 1% EYE DROPS$1.72987per ML23 Sep 2026

NADAC: average price US retail pharmacies pay to buy the medicine. NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA: basic price reimbursed to pharmacies in England and Wales.

Values as published by each source: SFDA human drug list (4-2026, as published by the Council of Health Insurance; indications from the CHI Daman Drug Formulary), Drugs@FDA, EMA medicines data, Health Canada Drug Product Database (Open Government Licence – Canada), CMS NADAC, NHS Drug Tariff Part VIIIA (NHSBSA Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0), WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (CC BY 3.0 IGO; regrouped by active substance, not created by WHO), EMA PRAC, US FDA safety-related labeling changes and MHRA Drug Safety Update (Open Government Licence v3.0). Sources and reuse. Not a substitute for the official registers or the product information.