Category

• Altitude sickness, acute, prophylactic and therapeutic agent Acetazolamide
• Anticonvulsant Acetazolamide
• Antiglaucoma agent, systemic Acetazolamide; Dichlorphenamide; Methazolamide
• Antiparalytic, familial periodic paralysis Acetazolamide
• Antiurolithic, cystine calculi Acetazolamide
• Antiurolithic, uric acid calculi Acetazolamide
• Diuretic, urinary alkalinizing Acetazolamide

Description Drug

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are using to treat glaucoma. Acetazolamide is also using as an anticonvulsant to control certain seizures in the treat of epilepsy. It is also sometimes using to prevent or lessen some effects in mountain climbers who climb to high altitudes and to treat other conditions as determined by your family doctor.

These medication are available only with your family doctor's prescription, in the following dosage forms:

Oral
• Acetazolamide
  • Extended-release capsules - USA and Canada
  • Tablets - USA and Canada
• Dichlorphenamide
  • Tablets - USA
• Methazolamide
  • Tablets - USA and Canada

Parenteral
• Acetazolamide
  • Injection - USA and Canada

Brand Names

Some commonly using brand names are:

In the USA

• Ak-Zol
• Daranide
• Dazamide
• Diamox
• Diamox Sequels
• MZM
• Neptazane
• Storzolamide

In Canada

• Acetazolam
• Apo-Acetazolamide
• Diamox
• Diamox Sequels
• Neptazane

Another commonly using name for dichlorphenamide is diclofenamide .

For quick reference, the following carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are numbered to match the corresponding brand names.