Acetazolamidedrug info
12 HR acetazolamide 500 MG Extended Release Oral Capsule
What it is used for
For adjunctive treatment of: chronic simple (open-angle) glaucoma, secondary glaucoma, and preoperatively in acute angle-closure glaucoma where delay of surgery is desired in order to lower intraocular pressure. Acetazolamide extended-release capsules are also indicated for the prevention or amelioration of symptoms associated with acute mountain sickness despite gradual ascent.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 9, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Acetazolamide extended-release capsules are an inhibitor of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase. Acetazolamide is a white to faintly yellowish white crystalline, odorless powder, weakly acidic, very slightly soluble in water, and slightly soluble in alcohol. The chemical name for acetazolamide is N-(5-Sulfamoyl-1,3, 4-thiadiazol-2-yl)acetamide and has the following chemical structure: MW 222.24C 4 H 6 N 4 O 3 S 2 Acetazolamide extended-release capsules are extended-release capsules, for oral administration, each containing 500 mg of acetazolamide and the following inactive ingredients: Ethyl acrylate and methacrylate copolymer, microcrystalline cellulose, purified talc and sodium lauryl sulfate. The ingredients in the capsule shell are FD &C Blue 1, FD&C Yellow 6, gelatin, iron oxide yellow and titanium dioxide. The ingredients in the imprinting ink are shellac, iron oxide black and potassium hydroxide.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective April 9, 2026. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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