Acetazolamide
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor- Drug Class
- Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor
- Mechanism of Action (MOA)
- Inhibits carbonic anhydrase → ↓ aqueous humor and bicarbonate reabsorption → ↓ intraocular pressure and mild diuresis.
- Clinical Notes
- Open-angle and secondary glaucoma, and preoperatively in acute angle-closure; acute mountain sickness prophylaxis; also edema and epilepsy. Sulfonamide; metabolic acidosis, paresthesias, hypokalemia, nephrolithiasis.
- Source
- FDA label
Sources
Reviewed September 2026- FDA label — FDA / DailyMed
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