Acetazolamide and Intraocular pressure increased - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data
Summary:
Intraocular pressure increased is found among people who take Acetazolamide, especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month.
The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people take Acetazolamide and have Intraocular pressure increased. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 4,756 people who have side effects when taking Acetazolamide from the FDA, and is updated regularly. You can use the study as a second opinion to make health care decisions.
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
4,756 people reported to have side effects when taking Acetazolamide.
Among them, 138 people (2.9%) have Intraocular pressure increased.
What is Acetazolamide?
Acetazolamide has active ingredients of acetazolamide. It is often used in pseudotumor cerebri. eHealthMe is studying from 4,965 Acetazolamide users for its effectiveness, alternative drugs and more.
What is Intraocular pressure increased?
Intraocular pressure increased is found to be associated with 1,334 drugs and 881 conditions by eHealthMe.
Number of Acetazolamide and Intraocular pressure increased reports submitted per year:

Time on Acetazolamide when people have Intraocular pressure increased *:
Gender of people who have Intraocular pressure increased when taking Acetazolamide*:
Age of people who have Intraocular pressure increased when taking Acetazolamide *:
Common drugs people take besides Acetazolamide *:
Common side effects people have besides Intraocular pressure increased *:
Common conditions people have *:
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Acetazolamide and have Intraocular pressure increased?
Check whether Intraocular pressure increased is associated with a drug or a conditionHow to use the study?
You can discuss the study with your doctor, to ensure that all drug risks and benefits are fully discussed and understood.
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Hu CY, Lee BJ, Cheng HF, Wang CY, "Acetazolamide-related life-threatening hypophosphatemia in a glaucoma patient", Journal of glaucoma, 2015 Apr .
Related studies
How severe was Intraocular pressure increased and when was it recovered:
Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of acetazolamide:
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of Acetazolamide:
- Acetazolamide (4,965 reports)
Common Acetazolamide side effects:
- Acute kidney failure: 109 reports
- Breathing difficulty: 189 reports
- Condition: 109 reports
- Confusional state: 111 reports
- Diarrhea: 166 reports
- Dizziness: 159 reports
- Drowsiness: 155 reports
- Drug ineffective: 433 reports
- Fatigue (feeling of tiredness): 246 reports
- Fever: 153 reports
- Headache (pain in head): 279 reports
- Hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure): 174 reports
- Intraocular pressure increased: 138 reports
- Metabolic acidosis (body produces too much acid, or when the kidneys are not removing enough acid from the body): 152 reports
- Nausea (feeling of having an urge to vomit): 261 reports
- Nausea and vomiting: 153 reports
- Pain: 145 reports
- Rashes (redness): 114 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 102 reports
- Thrombocytopenia (decrease of platelets in blood): 107 reports
- Weakness: 156 reports
Browse all side effects of Acetazolamide:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zIntraocular pressure increased treatments and more:
- Intraocular pressure increased (17,564 reports)
COVID vaccines that are related to Intraocular pressure increased:
- Intraocular pressure increased in Moderna COVID Vaccine
- Intraocular pressure increased in Pfizer BioNTech Covid Vaccine
- Intraocular pressure increased in Johnson and Johnson Covid Vaccine
Common drugs associated with Intraocular pressure increased:
- Acetazolamide: 138 reports
- Acetylsalicylic acid: 113 reports
- Albuterol: 112 reports
- Alphagan: 489 reports
- Alphagan p: 307 reports
- Amlodipine: 215 reports
- Aspirin: 424 reports
- Atenolol: 139 reports
- Avastin: 221 reports
- Azopt: 335 reports
- Beovu: 104 reports
- Carpine: 137 reports
- Combigan: 333 reports
- Cosopt: 440 reports
- Cymbalta: 136 reports
- Diamox: 141 reports
- Diovan: 110 reports
- Durezol: 535 reports
- Enbrel: 216 reports
- Eylea: 615 reports
- Gabapentin: 139 reports
- Gilenya: 129 reports
- Humira: 493 reports
- Hydrochlorothiazide: 155 reports
- Lantus: 119 reports
- Latanoprost: 807 reports
- Lipitor: 284 reports
- Lisinopril: 251 reports
- Losartan: 157 reports
- Lotemax: 103 reports
- Lucentis: 336 reports
- Lumigan: 772 reports
- Lyrica: 177 reports
- Maxidex: 102 reports
- Metformin: 247 reports
- Methotrexate: 362 reports
- Moxifloxacin: 104 reports
- Nexium: 123 reports
- Norvasc: 148 reports
- Omeprazole: 197 reports
- Ozurdex: 193 reports
- Pred forte: 124 reports
- Prednisolone: 312 reports
- Prednisolone acetate: 130 reports
- Prednisone: 447 reports
- Restasis: 110 reports
- Simbrinza: 184 reports
- Simvastatin: 207 reports
- Spiriva: 148 reports
- Synthroid: 220 reports
- Tacrolimus: 144 reports
- Timolol: 149 reports
- Timolol maleate: 304 reports
- Timoptic: 166 reports
- Topamax: 141 reports
- Travatan: 501 reports
- Travatan z: 251 reports
- Triamcinolone acetonide: 133 reports
- Trusopt: 183 reports
- Tylenol: 128 reports
- Vitamin d: 167 reports
- Vitamins: 109 reports
- Xalatan: 1,651 reports
- Zide: 157 reports
All the drugs that are associated with Intraocular pressure increased:
- Intraocular pressure increased (1,334 drugs)
Common conditions associated with Intraocular pressure increased:
- Acid reflux: 109 reports
- Adult hypothyroidism: 135 reports
- Age-related macular degeneration: 262 reports
- Age-related macular degeneration (armd or amd): 217 reports
- Anterior uveitis: 349 reports
- Antidepressant therapy: 227 reports
- Anxiety: 122 reports
- Asthma: 222 reports
- Blood cholesterol abnormal: 374 reports
- Blood cholesterol increased: 374 reports
- Blood pressure increased: 677 reports
- Blood triglycerides abnormal: 351 reports
- Blood triglycerides increased: 374 reports
- Choroiditis: 349 reports
- Chronic asthma: 219 reports
- Chronic glaucoma: 2,386 reports
- Chronic obstructive airway disease: 163 reports
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 163 reports
- Closed angle glaucoma: 2,386 reports
- Congenital glaucoma: 2,386 reports
- Copd: 166 reports
- Depression: 225 reports
- Diabetes: 262 reports
- Diabetes mellitus: 235 reports
- Diabetic retinal oedema: 274 reports
- Dm: 260 reports
- Dry eye: 177 reports
- Dry eyes: 164 reports
- Dyslipidemia: 374 reports
- Gastroesophageal reflux disease: 109 reports
- Glaucoma: 2,394 reports
- Hbp: 719 reports
- High blood cholesterol: 374 reports
- High blood cholesterol and triglycerides: 374 reports
- High blood pressure: 719 reports
- High cholesterol: 374 reports
- Hypercholesterolaemia: 340 reports
- Hyperlipidemia: 374 reports
- Hypertension: 720 reports
- Hypertension aggravated: 678 reports
- Hypothyroidism: 135 reports
- Intraocular pressure increased: 491 reports
- Intraocular pressure test abnormal: 159 reports
- Lipid disorders: 374 reports
- Lipid profile: 261 reports
- Lipoprotein test: 374 reports
- Low thyroid: 135 reports
- Macular degeneration: 217 reports
- Macular oedema: 139 reports
- Migraines: 119 reports
- Multiple sclerosis: 160 reports
- Open angle glaucoma: 2,388 reports
- Osteoporosis: 161 reports
- Pain: 183 reports
- Posterior capsule opacification: 148 reports
- Ra: 434 reports
- Retinal vessel occlusion: 166 reports
- Rheumatoid arthritis: 434 reports
- Senile macular degeneration (smd): 217 reports
- Stress and anxiety: 122 reports
- Type 2 diabetes: 110 reports
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus: 110 reports
- Uveitis: 349 reports
All the conditions that are associated with Intraocular pressure increased:
- Intraocular pressure increased (881 conditions)
How the study uses the data?
The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on acetazolamide (the active ingredients of Acetazolamide) and Acetazolamide (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 600+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
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