brinzolamide

brinzolamide
n.
a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to reduce intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma: it decreases the production of aqueous humour. Administered as eye drops, it may cause local irritation and taste disturbance. Trade name: Azopt.

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brin·zo·la·mide (brin-zoґlə-mīd) a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that decreases secretion of aqueous humor; used in the treatment of open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension, administered topically to the conjunctiva.

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