{"id":1228,"date":"2023-05-01T01:31:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T01:31:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/?p=1228"},"modified":"2023-05-01T01:31:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T01:31:32","slug":"dorzolamide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/dorzolamide\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorzolamide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px; font-family: sans-serif;\"><strong>Dorzolamide: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1401  aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dorzolamide.jpg\" alt=\"Dorzolamide: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects\" width=\"649\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dorzolamide.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dorzolamide-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dorzolamide-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dorzolamide-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/vetdrugslist\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Dorzolamide-700x420.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 649px) 100vw, 649px\" \/><\/p>\n\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom: 2px #fabd14 solid; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Reduces intraocular pressure<\/strong> by inhibiting the formation of bicarbonate ions within the ciliary body epithelium, thereby decreasing the rate of aqueous humour production.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom: 2px #fabd14 solid; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Uses of Dorzolamide<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Controlling all types of <strong>glaucoma<\/strong> in dogs and cats, either alone or in conjunction with other topical medications.<\/li>\n<li>In canines, the <strong>combination of dorzolamide and timolol<\/strong> may be more effective than either drug alone; in cats, dorzolamide alone is optimal for lowering IOP.<\/li>\n<li>Due to its pH of 5.6, it could be less well tolerated than brinzolamide.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class='code-block code-block-12' style='margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;'>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/premium-memberships\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vet-ebooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/veterinary-books-1.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"98\"  alt=\"Vet Books\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom: 2px #fabd14 solid; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Dose of Dorzolamide in Dogs and Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Dogs, Cats:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1 drop\/eye q8\u201312h.<\/p>\n<div class='code-block code-block-2' style='margin: 8px auto 8px 0; text-align: left; display: block; clear: both;'>\n <html>\n  <head>\n    <style>\n    \n \n      #calculator {\n        width: 100%;\n        margin: auto;\n      }\n      \n      @media (max-width: 600px) {\n        #calculator {\n          width: 90%;\n        }\n      }\n      \n      #calculator23 {\n        display: block;\n        margin-bottom: 8px;\n        font-size: 14px;\nfont-family: sans-serif;font-weight:600;\n      }\n      \n      #calculator24{\n        width: 100%;\n        padding: 12px 20px;\n        margin: 8px 0;\n        box-sizing: border-box;\n        border: 2px solid #ccc;\n        border-radius: 4px;\n      }\n      \n      #calculator25 {\n        width: 100%;\n    background-color: #fabd14;\n    color: white;\n    padding: 11px 18px;\n    margin: 5px 0;\n    border: none;\n    border-radius: 4px;\n    cursor: pointer;\n    font-size: 15px;\n    font-family: sans-serif;\n    font-weight: 600;\n}\n      }\n      \n      #result {\n        font-size: 18px;\n        font-weight: bold;\n      }\n    <\/style>\n  <\/head>\n  <body>\n  \n \n\n  <h2 style=\"border-bottom: 2px #fff7e6 solid;\" class=\"cd-section-title\"><span><strong>Drug Dosage Calculator<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n    <form id=\"calculator\">\n      <label id=\"calculator23\" for=\"weight\">Animal Weight (kg):<\/label>\n      <input type=\"text\" id=\"weight\" name=\"weight\" id=\"calculator24\">\n      <label for=\"dose\" id=\"calculator23\">Drug Dose (mg\/kg):<\/label>\n      <input type=\"text\" id=\"dose\" name=\"dose\" id=\"calculator24\">\n      <label for=\"concentration\" id=\"calculator23\">Drug Concentration (mg\/mL or mg\/tablet):<\/label>\n      <input type=\"text\" id=\"concentration\" name=\"concentration\" id=\"calculator24\">\n      <button type=\"button\" onclick=\"calculate()\" id=\"calculator25\">Calculate<\/button>\n    <\/form> \n    \n    <p style=\"\n    font-size: 13px;\n    font-weight: 600;\n    font-family: sans-serif;\n    background: #444;\n    padding: 5px;\n    border-radius: 5px;\n    color: #fff;\n\">You Should Give: <span id=\"result\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n    \n    <script>\n      function calculateDose(weight, dose, concentration) {\n        return (weight * dose \/ concentration).toFixed(2);\n      }\n      \n      function calculate() {\n        let weight = document.getElementById(\"weight\").value;\n        let dose = document.getElementById(\"dose\").value;\n        let concentration = document.getElementById(\"concentration\").value;\n        let result = calculateDose(weight, dose, concentration);\n        document.getElementById(\"result\").innerHTML = result + \" mL or tablet \";\n      }\n    <\/script>\n  <\/body>\n<\/html>\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom: 2px #fabd14 solid; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Side Effects of Dorzolamide in Dogs and Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Local inflammation, blepharitis, keratitis, salivation, and loss of appetite.<\/li>\n<li>Dorzolamide may induce more local irritation than brinzolamide.<\/li>\n<li>Timolol is associated with bradycardia and hypotension.<\/li>\n<li>Systemic absorption of dorzolamide has rarely been reported to induce hypokalaemia in cats and metabolic acidosis in dogs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"border-bottom: 2px #fabd14 solid; font-size: 20px;\"><strong>Contraindications of Dorzolamide in Dogs and Cats<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Severe hepatic or renal impairment.<\/li>\n<li>Timolol causes miosis and is therefore not the drug of choice in uveitis or anterior lens luxation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dorzolamide: Uses, Dosage and Side Effects Overview Reduces intraocular pressure by inhibiting the formation of bicarbonate ions within the ciliary body epithelium, thereby decreasing the rate of aqueous humour production. Uses of Dorzolamide Controlling all types of glaucoma in dogs and cats, either alone or in conjunction with other topical medications. 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