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Brinzolamide, sold under the brand name Azopt among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, specifically open-angle glaucoma. It is often used together with beta blockers or prostaglandin analogues. It is used as an eye drop.

Common side effects include a bitter taste in the mouth and temporary blurry vision. Safety in pregnancy is unclear. It is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, which decreases the production of aqueous humour.

Brinzolamide was approved for medical use in the United States in 1998 and Europe in 2000. Generic versions were approved in 2020. In the United Kingdom 5 ml costs the NHS about £3 as of 2021. This amount in the United States is about 47 USD.