Acetazolamide

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Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is mainly used to treat glaucoma but also cystinuria, altitude sickness, epileptic seizures, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri) and dural ectasia.

Acetazolamide can also be licensed to treat other diseases not mentioned here. Ask your doctor, pharmacist or other health care professional if you have any further questions and always follow their instructions.

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Acetazolamide side effects

Acetazolamide side effects may occur although not everybody gets them.

Common Acetazolamide side effects (greater than 1 in 100 patients): Dizziness, fatigue, loss of appetite, taste changes, changes in the acid-base balance.

Uncommon Acetazolamide side effects: Fever, rash, weakness, increased amounts of uric acid in the blood, especially when using thiazides (diuretics), depression, tingling, tingling, nausea, vomiting, kidney stones, disturbances in fluid balance.

Fewer than 1 in 1000 may also experience: anaphylactic shock, skin and mucous membranes (sometimes severe), changes in blood count including agranulocytosis, diarrhea, excessive hair growth, decreased blood potassium levels, nearsightedness, ringing in the ears (tinnitus).

Please note that Acetazolamide may cause allergic reactions. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience rash, itching, difficulty breathing or swelling of face, lips, tongue, hands or feet.

If any Acetazolamide side effect, or if you notice any side effects not listed here ask your doctor or pharmacist.

How to use Acetazolamide

Always use Acetazolamide as your doctor has instructed. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you are unsure.

Glaucoma: The usual dose of Acetazolamide is between 250-1000 mg daily divided into 2-4 doses.

As adjunctive Acetazolamide therapy in epilepsy: The usual adult dose is 375-1000 mg daily, divided into 2-4 doses.

Before you start taking Acetazolamide, and during treatment, your doctor will do blood tests to check if you still need to take Acetazolamide.

If you use more of Acetazolamide than you should or if, for example, a child has taken the drug inadvertently, contact your doctor for assessment of risk and advice.

If you forget to use Acetazolamide do not take a double dose to make up for a missed dose.

If you have further questions about this Acetazolamide, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Acetazolamide contraindications and precautions

Do not use Acetazolamide:

• If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to acetazolamide or any of the other ingredients in your medicine
• if you have renal hyperchloremic acidosis (a disturbance in the body's salt balance because of kidney disorder)
• if you have Addison's disease (decreased production of corticosteroid hormones)
• if you have severe liver or kidney
• if you have decreased levels of sodium and / or potassium in the blood
• if you are allergic to sulfonamides
• if you are being treated for chronic non-congestive angle-closure glaucoma (a type of glaucoma where the normal drainage channels of the eye has narrowed, leading to increased pressure in the eye and visual impairment)

Take special care with Acetazolamide:

• if you have impaired kidney function
• if you suffer from lung or breathing problems
• if you have a history of nephrolithiasis
• if skin effects or severe changes occur in the blood picture may be your doctor for treatment discontinuation and appropriate therapy initiated.
• if you have an infection with symptoms such as fever and serious deterioration of general condition, or fever with local infection symptoms such as sore throat / pharynx / mouth or urinary problems, you should immediately contact a doctor so that blood tests can rule out a lack of white blood cells (agranulocytosis) . It is important that you give information about your medication.

Taking other medicines while using Acetazolamide

Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including over the counter drugs. It is especially important that you tell your doctor if you are using:

• phenytoin (a medicine used to control epilepsy)
• some pain-suppressant medications, known as derivatives of salicylic acid, such as aspirin
• other medicines that lower the eye pressure such as so-called carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

Pregnancy and lactation while taking Acetazolamide

Acetazolamide may affect the fetus and should not be used during pregnancy.

Acetazolamide is excreted in breast milk. There is a risk that breastfed babies are affected. Do not use Acetazolamide while breastfeeding.

Acetazolamide and using machines

Dizziness, fatigue, and myopia (nearsightedness) can occur with the use of Acetazolamide. This should be considered when extra alertness is required eg when driving or operating machinery. You are solely responsible for the assessment of your ability to drive or to perform activities requiring alertness while taking Acetazolamide.

Acetazolamide trade names

Acetazolamide is a common drug that is being sold and marketed under many trade names. These include but are not limited to: Aceta-Diazol, Ak-Zol, Akezol, AZM-Tab, Azomid, Carbinib, Cetamid, Dazamide, Défiltran, Diacarb, Diamox, Diazomid, Diluran, Diuramid, Diureticum, Edemox, Glaupax, Huma-Zolamide, Novo-Zolamide, Odemin, Storzolamide, Uramox, Zolamox

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