Acetazolamide Sandoz

Acetazolamide Sandoz Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Food Interaction and all others data.

Acetazolamide Sandoz is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. This enzyme catalyzes the reversible reaction involving the hydration of carbon-di-oxide and the dehydration of carbonic acid. In the eye, this inhibitory action of Acetazolamide Sandoz decreases the secretion of aqueous humor and results in a drop in intraocular pressure, a reaction considered desirable in case of glaucoma. Inhibition of carbonic anhydrase in the central nervous system appears to retard abnormal paroxysmal and excessive discharge from central nervous system neurons. So, Acetazolamide Sandoz is also used as an adjuvant in the treatment of epilepsy.

Acetazolamide Sandoz is a potent carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, effective in the control of fluid secretion, in the treatment of certain convulsive disorders and in the promotion of diuresis in instances of abnormal fluid retention. Acetazolamide Sandoz is not a mercurial diuretic. Rather, it is a nonbacteriostatic sulfonamide possessing a chemical structure and pharmacological activity distinctly different from the bacteriostatic sulfonamides.

Trade Name Acetazolamide Sandoz
Availability Prescription only
Generic Acetazolamide
Acetazolamide Other Names Acetazolamid, Acetazolamida, Acétazolamide, Acetazolamide, Acetazolamidum
Related Drugs gabapentin, furosemide, hydrochlorothiazide, clonazepam, spironolactone, lamotrigine, diazepam, pregabalin, Lyrica, topiramate
Type
Formula C4H6N4O3S2
Weight Average: 222.245
Monoisotopic: 221.988131458
Protein binding

98%

Groups Approved, Vet approved
Therapeutic Class Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
Manufacturer
Available Country Netherlands
Last Updated: September 19, 2023 at 7:00 am
Acetazolamide Sandoz
Acetazolamide Sandoz

Uses

Open angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma and as an adjuvant in the treatment of edema and epilepsy.

Acetazolamide Sandoz is also used to associated treatment for these conditions: Edema, Familial periodic paralysis, Grand mal Generalized tonic-clonic seizure, Metabolic Alkalosis, Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG), Other and unspecified effects of high altitude, Acute Angle closure glaucoma, Cystine renal calculi, Drug-induced edema, Nonuveitic secondary glaucoma, Salicylate intoxication, Urine alkalinization therapy

How Acetazolamide Sandoz works

The anticonvulsant activity of Acetazolamide Sandoz may depend on a direct inhibition of carbonic anhydrase in the CNS, which decreases carbon dioxide tension in the pulmonary alveoli, thus increasing arterial oxygen tension. The diuretic effect depends on the inhibition of carbonic anhydrase, causing a reduction in the availability of hydrogen ions for active transport in the renal tubule lumen. This leads to alkaline urine and an increase in the excretion of bicarbonate, sodium, potassium, and water.

Dosage

Acetazolamide Sandoz dosage

Adults : Initially 250 mg (1 tablet) 4 times daily. Dose should be adjusted later with individual need.

Children : ½ to 2 tablets in divided doses.

In intraocular pressure: 1 tablet 6 hourly. In acute condition, dose should be started with 2 tablets followed by 1 tablet 6 hourly or as directed by the physician

Side Effects

Headache, drowsiness, dizziness, fatigue, anorexia, polyurea, insomnia, gastrointestinal upset.

Food Interaction

  • Drink plenty of fluids.
  • Take with food. Take at least 6 hours before bedtime.

Half Life

3 to 9 hours

Pregnancy & Breastfeeding use

There are no adequate and well controlled studies in pregnant women and neonates. So, Acetazolamide Sandoz should be used with care in those physiological conditions.

Contraindication

Acetazolamide Sandoz is contraindicated in cases of marked kidney and liver diseases or dysfunction, in situations in which sodium and or potassium blood serum levels decreased. Acetazolamide Sandoz is also contraindicated in patients with chronic noncongestive angle closure glaucoma

Innovators Monograph

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Acetazolamide Sandoz contains Acetazolamide see full prescribing information from innovator Acetazolamide Sandoz Monograph, Acetazolamide Sandoz MSDS, Acetazolamide Sandoz FDA label

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