Dorzolamide and timolol and Zonisamide interaction
Dorzolamide and timolol and Zonisamide: the Zonisamide prescribing label describes an interaction that usually calls for monitoring, a dose change, or spacing the doses.
Usually manageable with monitoring or a dose change. Tell your pharmacist you take both.
What the FDA labels say
From the Zonisamide (ZONISADE) label · effective 2025-09-08
• Concomitant use of ZONISADE with any other carbonic anhydrase inhibitor may increase the severity of metabolic acidosis and may also increase the risk of kidney stone formation ( 7.2 ).
Other Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Concomitant use of ZONISADE, a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, with any other carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, may increase the severity of metabolic acidosis and may also increase the risk of kidney stone formation [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.8 , 5.15 )] .
Therefore, if ZONISADE is given concomitantly with another carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, monitor the patient for the appearance or worsening of metabolic acidosis [see Clinical Pharmacology ( 12.1 , 12.3 )] .
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