ACETAZOLAMIDE

Course overview

ACETAZOLAMIDE IS A DIURETIC AND CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITOR MEDICATION THAT IS USED TO TREAT SEVERAL ILLNESSES. FDA-APPROVED INDICATIONS INCLUDE GLAUCOMA, IDIOPATHIC INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION, CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE, ALTITUDE SICKNESS, PERIODIC PARALYSIS, AND EPILEPSY. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS, INTERACTIONS, MONITORING, AND OTHER THERAPEUTIC INFORMATION PERTINENT TO MEMBERS OF AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH CONDITIONS REQUIRING THE USE OF ACETAZOLAMIDE.