is an inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase with weak diuretic activity It decrease the formation of aqueous humour and so decrease the intra-ocular pressure.
Precautions:Acetazolamide is contra-indicated in the presence of sodium or potassium depletion, in hyperchloraemic acidosis, in conditions such as Addison's disease and adrenocortical insufficiency, and in marked hepatic or renal impairment. Encephalopathy may be precipitated in patients with hepatic dysfunction.not used in chronic angle-closure glaucoma since it mask deterioration of the condition. Acetazolamide is a sulfonamide derivative, so not used in patients with a history of sulfonamide hypersensitivity.
Dosage: 250: 1000 mg daily
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is an inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase with weak diuretic activity It decrease the formation of aqueous humour and so decrease the intra-ocular pressure.
Precautions:Acetazolamide is contra-indicated in the presence of sodium or potassium depletion, in hyperchloraemic acidosis, in conditions such as Addison's disease and adrenocortical insufficiency, and in marked hepatic or renal impairment. Encephalopathy may be precipitated in patients with hepatic dysfunction.not used in chronic angle-closure glaucoma since it mask deterioration of the condition. Acetazolamide is a sulfonamide derivative, so not used in patients with a history of sulfonamide hypersensitivity.
Dosage: 250: 1000 mg daily
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