Drug information
Acetazolamide (DIAMOX 250 mg)
Indications
1.Treat and relieve the symptoms of acute mountain sickness. (It is a condition caused by a travel to high altitudes that are 2,500 m above sea level or higher. Symptoms include headache, dizziness, insomnia, shortness of breath, tiredness. The symptoms usually occur at the first night and the body will gradually adjust itself in a few days.)
2.Glaucoma
3.Epilepsy
4.Diuretics in patients with edema Click to listen highlighted text! Indications 1.Treat and relieve the symptoms of acute mountain sickness. (It is a condition caused by a travel to high altitudes that are 2,500 m above sea level or higher. Symptoms include headache, dizziness, insomnia, shortness of breath, tiredness. The symptoms usually occur at the first night and the body will gradually adjust itself in a few days.) 2.Glaucoma 3.Epilepsy 4.Diuretics in patients with edema
Contraindications and precautions
- Do not use in patients with chronic noncongestive angle-closure glaucoma.
- Do not use in patients with cirrhosis or marked liver disease or dysfunction.
- Do not use in patients with hyponatremia or hypokalemia.
- Do not use in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to sulfonamides or other sulfonamide derivatives.
- Do not use in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to Acetazolamide or any component of the product. Click to listen highlighted text! Contraindications and precautions - Do not use in patients with chronic noncongestive angle-closure glaucoma. - Do not use in patients with cirrhosis or marked liver disease or dysfunction. - Do not use in patients with hyponatremia or hypokalemia. - Do not use in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to sulfonamides or other sulfonamide derivatives. - Do not use in patients with a history of hypersensitivity to Acetazolamide or any component of the product.
Recommendations of drug use
- Initiate 24 to 48 hours before ascent and continue for 48 hours or longer while at high altitudes for prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness.
- For the other indications, the dose of this medicine will be decided by your doctor. Click to listen highlighted text! Recommendations of drug use - Initiate 24 to 48 hours before ascent and continue for 48 hours or longer while at high altitudes for prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness. - For the other indications, the dose of this medicine will be decided by your doctor.
Adverse Reactions
- This medication may cause flushing, photosensitivity, severe atopic dermatitis, urticaria, severe hypersensitivity reaction, dyspnea, dizziness, headache.
- This medication may cause diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting. Click to listen highlighted text! Adverse Reactions - This medication may cause flushing, photosensitivity, severe atopic dermatitis, urticaria, severe hypersensitivity reaction, dyspnea, dizziness, headache. - This medication may cause diarrhea, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting.
Drug storage
Close the packaging tightly. Do not store in a place with high temperature or direct sunlight. Click to listen highlighted text! Drug storage Close the packaging tightly. Do not store in a place with high temperature or direct sunlight.
The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only.
If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists. Click to listen highlighted text! The above information is drug information used for patient self-care only. If you have any inquiries, please ask your physicians or pharmacists.
ที่มาของข้อมูล: Acetazolamide. In: In Depth Answers [database on the Internet]. Greenwood Village (CO): IBM Corporation; 2020 [cited 2021 Feb 19]. Available from: www.micromedexsolutions.com.