An osmotic diuretic that can be administered intravenously that is also used to treat glaucoma is:

A) timolol (Timoptic)
B) mannitol (Osmitrol)
C) acetazolamide (Diamox)
D) brimonidine tartrate (Alphagan P)


B) mannitol (Osmitrol)
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is an osmotic diuretic, also used to treat glaucoma, which may be injected intravenously. Other osmotic diuretics used for glaucoma include glycerin anhydrous (Ophthalgan) and isosorbide (Ismotic).

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