Země: Austrálie
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Department of Health (Therapeutic Goods Administration)
Acetazolamide
DIAMOX- Consumer Medicine Information Page 1 of 5 DIAMOX _acetazolamide _ CONSUMER MEDICINE INFORMATION (CMI) WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET This leaflet answers some common questions about DIAMOX. It does not contain all of the available information. It does not take the place of talking to your doctor or pharmacist. All medicines have risks and benefits. Your doctor has weighed the risks of you taking DIAMOX against the benefits they expect it will have for you. ASK YOUR DOCTOR OR PHARMACIST IF YOU HAVE ANY CONCERNS ABOUT TAKING THIS MEDICINE. KEEP THIS LEAFLET WITH THE MEDICINE. You may need to read it again. WHAT DIAMOX IS USED FOR DIAMOX is used to lower raised pressure in the eye and to treat the following forms of glaucoma: Chronic simple (open-angle) glaucoma Secondary glaucoma, where glaucoma has developed as a result of other eye disorders Acute angle-closure glaucoma before undergoing surgery. Glaucoma is the name given to a group of eye diseases in which the optic nerve at the back of the eye is slowly destroyed. In most people this damage is caused by increased pressure in the eye. However, some people with glaucoma may have normal eye pressure. Glaucoma is usually caused by a build up of fluid which flows into the eye. This build up occurs because the fluid drains out of your eye more slowly than it is being pumped in. Since new fluid continues to enter the eye, joining the fluid that is already there, the pressure continu Přečtěte si celý dokument