Methazolamide

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.

Methazolamide
Clinical data
Other namesN-(3-Methyl-5-sulfamoyl-3H-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-ylidene) ethanamide
AHFS/Drugs.comMonograph
MedlinePlusa601233
Pregnancy
category
  • US: C (Risk not ruled out)
    Routes of
    administration
    Oral
    ATC code
    Legal status
    Legal status
    Pharmacokinetic data
    Protein binding~55%
    Elimination half-life~14 hours
    Identifiers
    CAS Number
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    DrugBank
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    UNII
    KEGG
    ChEMBL
    CompTox Dashboard (EPA)
    ECHA InfoCard100.008.243
    Chemical and physical data
    FormulaC5H8N4O3S2
    Molar mass236.26 g·mol−1
    3D model (JSmol)
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    References

    • Iyer G, Bellantone R, Taft D (1999). "In vitro characterization of the erythrocyte distribution of methazolamide: a model of erythrocyte transport and binding kinetics". J Pharmacokinet Biopharm. 27 (1): 45–66. doi:10.1023/A:1020630712388. PMID 10533697.
    • RxList. "Neptazane". Archived from the original on August 12, 2006. Retrieved August 20, 2006.
    • Shirato S, Kagaya F, Suzuki Y, Joukou S (1997). "Stevens–Johnson syndrome induced by methazolamide treatment". Arch Ophthalmol. 115 (4): 550–3. doi:10.1001/archopht.1997.01100150552021. PMID 9109770.
    • Skorobohach B, Ward D, Hendrix D (2003). "Effects of oral administration of methazolamide on intraocular pressure and aqueous humor flow rate in clinically normal dogs". Am J Vet Res. 64 (2): 183–7. doi:10.2460/ajvr.2003.64.183. PMID 12602587.


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