Altitude Sickness

Acetazolamide

250mg Tablets

  • Preventative & treatment
  • Effective within 2 hours
  • Taken 1-2 days before ascent
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Acetazolamide Medical Information

Acetazolamide 250mg Tablets contain the active substance Acetazolamide. This belongs to a group of medicines known as carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

Acetazolamide 250mg Tablets are used to treat:

• glaucoma (a condition of the eye), by reducing the pressure within the eye.

• abnormal retention of fluids (Acetazolamide 250mg Tablets acts as a diuretic)

• epilepsy (fits or convulsions)

•  and prevent altitude sickness (off-label)

  • Use acetazolamide 125mg twice daily (off-label).
  • Smaller doses of acetazolamide can be given by halving 250mg tablets which are scored.
  • Acetazolamide should be taken one to two days before gradual ascent to high altitude and continued for at least two days after reaching the highest point.
  • Take the second dose of acetazolamide at dinnertime rather than at bedtime as it is a diuretic.
  • Acetazolamide should be taken for two days before ascent to high altitude because side effects can resemble altitude sickness.

• Pregnant 

• Planning to be pregnant 

• Adrenocortical insufficiency

• Hyperchloraemic acidosis

• Hypokalaemia

• Hyponatraemia

• Long-term administration in chronic angle-closure glaucoma 

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Lightheadedness
  • Increased urine production
  • Blurred vision
  • Dry mouth
  • Drowsiness
  • Loss of appetite
  • Stomach upset
  • Tiredness

Atovaquone and proguanil Tablets 

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