Neptazane Medication - Uses & Side Effects

METHAZOLAMIDE helps to treat glaucoma as well as certain kinds of tremors. It can also help to prevent altitude or mountain sickness. Generic methazolamide tablets are available. Methazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Carbonic anhydrase is a protein in the body. Methazolamide reduces the activity of this protein.

Neptazane Dosage

• The usual dosage is 50 milligrams to 100 milligrams taken 2 to 3 times a day.

Uses of Neptazane

• Neptazane, anhydrase is used to treat the eye condition called chronic open-angle glaucoma. This type of glaucoma is caused by a gradual blockage of the outflow of fluid in the front compartment of the eye over a period of years, causing a slow rise in pressure. It rarely occurs before the age of 40.
• Neptazane is also used in the type called acute angle-closure glaucoma when pressure within the eye must be lowered before surgery.
• Methazolamide is used to treat glaucoma. By inhibiting the actions of carbonic anhydrase, methazolamide reduces the amount of fluid produced in the eyes and therefore also reduces pressure.
• Methazolamide may also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
• This medication reduces the rate of fluid formation in the inner eye resulting in reduced intraocular pressure.
  

Side Effects of Neptazane

Side effects cannot be anticipated. If any occur or change in intensity, inform your doctor as soon as possible. Only your doctor can determine if it is safe for you to continue taking Neptazane. Most reactions to Neptazane have been mild and disappear when the medication is stopped or the dosage is adjusted. Side effects may include:

• Confusion
• depression
• diarrhea
• dizziness
• drowsiness
• excessive urination
• fatigue
• fever
• general feeling of not being well
• headache
• hearing problems
• loss of appetite
• nausea and vomiting
• rash
• ringing in the ears
• severe allergic reaction
• taste changes
• temporary nearsightedness
• tingling in fingers
• toes
• hands or feet

Warnings and precautions before taking Neptazane :

• This medicine may cause some people to feel drowsy, dizzy, lightheaded, or more tired than they are normally. Make sure you know how you react to this medicine before you drive, use machines, or do anything else that could be dangerous if you are not alert .
• This medicine may cause a loss of potassium from your body . To help prevent this, your doctor may want you to eat or drink foods that have a high potassium content (for example, orange or other citrus fruit juices) or take a potassium supplement.
• Be careful if you have G-6-PD deficiency. Anemia may occur. Talk with healthcare provider.

Drug Interaction :- If Neptazane is taken with certain other drugs, the effects of either could be increased, decreased, or altered.

Neptazane and high-dose aspirin taken at the same time can cause loss of appetite, rapid breathing, lethargy, coma, and even death.Use of Neptazane with steroids may lower your potassium level.

Overdose

Symptoms of a methazolamide overdose include drowsiness, decreased appetite, nausea, vomiting, dizziness, numbness or tingling, shaking, and ringing in the ears.