What Does Acetazolamide Tablets Instruction Manual Contain?

Methazolamide tablets are used to treat chronic open-angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and acute angle-closure glaucoma. When taking this medication, it is important to understand the relevant precautions. Patients with liver cirrhosis are prone to developing hepatic encephalopathy when using this medication. Pregnant women and lactating women should also avoid using it as much as possible.

Methazolamide is used as an ocular hypotensive agent for the treatment of chronic open-angle glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and preoperative treatment for acute angle-closure glaucoma.

Methazolamide tablets are taken orally by adults. The initial dosage is 25mg twice a day, one tablet after breakfast and one after dinner. If the ocular hypotensive effect is not satisfactory after administration, the dosage can be increased to 50mg twice a day.

Methazolamide is contraindicated in the following situations: low serum potassium and sodium levels, severe renal or liver disease or dysfunction, adrenal failure, and hyperchloremic acidosis. In patients with liver cirrhosis, the use of this medication may accelerate the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy. Long-term use of methazolamide is contraindicated in patients with angle-closure glaucoma, as even if intraocular pressure is reduced, organic angle closure may still occur.

This medication can cause malformations in rodents, and pregnant women should avoid taking it. It is not clear whether this medication is secreted into breast milk. If lactating women need to use this medication for treatment, they should stop breastfeeding.