Drug Summary

  Drug name:  dorzolamide
  Chemical name:  Dorzolamide hydrochloride
  Formula:  C₁₀H₁₆N₂O_{4  Weight:   324.44
  CAS no:  120279-96-1
  DrugBank link:  DB00869
  Description:  Dorzolamide is a carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitor. It is used in ophthalmic solutions (Trusopt) to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
  Indication:  For the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma. Also used prophylatically for the inhibition of perioperative IOP increase (before neodynium yttrium aluminum garnet laser posterior capsulotomy).}