Closed Angle Glaucoma : Drugs

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Acetazolamide (a-set-a-ZOLE-a-mide) is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Carbonic anhydrase is an enzyme that shifts the rate of reaction to favor the conversion of carbon dioxide and water into carbonic acid, bicarbonate ions, and free protons.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor; nonbacteriostatic sulfonamide derivative.
Source:AHFS
Timolol is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).
Source:MULTUM
Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor. Carbonic anhydrase is a protein in your body. Acetazolamide reduces the activity of this protein.
Source:MULTUM
Pilocarpine is a medicine used to treat xerostomia , or dryness of the mouth, caused by a decrease in saliva production following radiation or due to Sj o gren ' s syndrome , a disorder of the immune system that is characterized by the failure of the exocrine glands. Pilocarpine is also known as pilocarpine hydrochloride or Salagen.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Miotic; direct-acting parasympathomimetic agent.
Source:AHFS
Pilocarpine is an agent that affects the nervous system. Pilocarpine increases saliva secretion in the mouth.
Source:MULTUM
Nonselective β-adrenergic blocking agent.
Source:AHFS
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