• Open-angle glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma:
    • 125mg-250mg BD/QID
  • Altitude sickness prevention:
    • 125mg BD
    • Start 24-48 hours before ascent and continue for 48 hours at high altitude or longer, to control symptoms if necessary
  • Altitude sickness treatment:
    • 250mg BD
  • CHF-associated edema:
    • 250-375mg OD AM
  • Drug-induced edema:
    • 250-375 mg OD
  • Absence and generalized seizure disorders:
    • 375-1000mg/day divided BD/QID
    • 250mg OD if with other anticonvulsants

Tablet: 250mg

  • To be taken in the morning

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor

It decreases the rate of aqueous humor formation thereby decreasing intraocular pressure. It also inhibits H+ ion excretion in renal tubule, increasing sodium, potassium, bicarbonate and water excretion and producing alkaline dieresis.

It also works by inhibiting carbonic anhydrase in CNS, which in turn decreases abnormal and excessive discharge from the CNS neurons.

  • Fatigue
  • Malaise
  • Taste changes
  • Anorexia
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting
  • Paresthesia
  • Diarrhea
  • Polyuria
  • Electrolyte disorders
  • Tinnitus
  • Hypokalemia
  • Hyponatremia
  • Hyperchloremic acidosis
  • Hypersensitivity to acetazolamide or sulphur
  • Liver disease/ cirrhosis
  • Severe renal dysfunction
  • Long term use in non-congestive angle-closure glaucoma
  • Metoclopramide
  • Quinidine
  • Amphetamine

                                   Drug Status

Availability Prescription only
Pregnancy Category C
Breastfeeding Contraindicated
Schedule Not controlled
BRAND NAME STRENGTH FORMULATION PACK SIZE MANUFACTURER DISTRIBUTOR
Acetamox 250mg Tablet 30’s Sai Pharma Sai Pharma
Diamox 250mg Tablet 100’s Aspen Pharma Omaera Pharma