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acetazolamide
Also known as Diamox®, N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]acetamide, Diamox, Acetazolamide 250mg, 5-acetamido-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide, 5-acetylamino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-sulfonamide, Acetazolamid, Acetazolamida
Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, epilepsy, acute mountain sickness, periodic paralysis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (raised brain pressure of unclear cause), heart failure and to alkalinize urine. It may be used long term for the treatment of open angle glaucoma and short term for acute angle closure glaucoma until surgery can be carried out. It is taken by mouth or injection into a vein. Acetazolamide is a first generation carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and it decreases the ocular fluid and osmolality in the eye to de
Chemical data
- Formula
- C4H6N4O3S2
- Molecular weight
- 222.3 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- N-(5-sulfamoyl-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide
- SMILES
- CC(=O)NC1=NN=C(S1)S(=O)(=O)N
- InChIKey
- BZKPWHYZMXOIDC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- -0.3
- Polar surface area
- 152 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 2
- H-bond acceptors
- 7
- Formal charge
- 0
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Research
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11 sectionsContents
- Medical uses
- High altitude sickness
- Pregnancy and lactation
- Side effects
- Contraindications
- Interactions
- Mechanism of action
- History
- Research
- Veterinary use
- References
Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, epilepsy, acute mountain sickness, periodic paralysis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (raised brain pressure of unclear cause), heart failure and to alkalinize urine. It may be used long term for the treatment of open angle glaucoma and short term for acute angle closure glaucoma until surgery can be carried out. It is taken by mouth or injection into a vein. Acetazolamide is a first generation carbonic anhydrase inhibitor and it decreases the ocular fluid and osmolality in the eye to decrease intraocular pressure.
Common side effects include numbness, ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, vomiting, and sleepiness. It is not recommended in those with significant kidney problems, liver problems, or who are allergic to sulfonamides. Acetazolamide is in the diuretic and carbonic anhydrase inhibitor families of medication. It works by decreasing the formation of hydrogen ions and bicarbonate from carbon dioxide and water.