Methazolamide

Not to be confused with methimazole, metamizole, or acetazolamide.
Methazolamide
Ball-and-stick model of the methazolamide molecule
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com Monograph
MedlinePlus a601233
Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
Routes of
administration
Oral
ATC code S01EC05 (WHO)
Legal status
Legal status
Pharmacokinetic data
Protein binding ~55%
Biological half-life ~14 hours
Identifiers
Synonyms N-(3-Methyl-5-sulfamoyl-3H-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylidene) ethanamide
CAS Number 554-57-4 YesY
PubChem (CID) 4100
IUPHAR/BPS 6828
DrugBank DB00703 YesY
ChemSpider 3958 YesY
UNII W733B0S9SD YesY
KEGG D00655 N
ChEMBL CHEMBL19 N
ECHA InfoCard 100.008.243
Chemical and physical data
Formula C5H8N4O3S2
Molar mass 236.274 g/mol
3D model (Jmol) Interactive image
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Methazolamide (trade name Neptazane) is a potent carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. It is indicated in the treatment of increased intraocular pressure (IOP) in chronic open-angle glaucoma and secondary glaucoma. Also it is used preoperatively in acute angle-closure (narrow-angle) glaucoma where lowering the IOP is desired before surgery.

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