Diamox

Active Ingredient(s): Acetazolamide
FDA Approved: * July 27, 1953
Pharm Company: * DURAMED PHARMS BARR
Category: Vision / Eye Health

Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox among others, is a medication used to treat glaucoma, epilepsy, altitude sickness, periodic paralysis, idiopathic intracranial hypertension (raised brain pressure of unclear cause), urine alkalinazation, and heart failure.[2][3] It may be used long term for the treatment of open angle glaucoma and short term for acute angle closure glaucoma until surgery can be carried out.[4] It is taken by mouth ... [wikipedia]

* May have multiple approval dates, manufacturers, or labelers.
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I have pseudo tumor cerebri and just got a lumbar puncture AKA a spinal tap for it. After that I was prescribed diamox t...

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Will diamox still be as effective for treating ams. I'll be trekking in nepal ## Hello, Hiker! How are you? It isn&#...

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What are the main side effects of Diamox (Acetazolamide) Slow Release Tablets? ## Hello, D. Thomas! How are you? And at ...

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Anyone out there on diamox for glaucoma?...