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==Indications and Usage==
 
For adjunctive treatment of: chronic simple (open-angle) [[glaucoma]], secondary [[glaucoma]], and preoperatively in acute angleclosure [[glaucoma]] where delay of surgery is desired in order to lower [[intraocular pressure]]. DIAMOX is also indicated for the prevention or amelioration of symptoms associated with acute mountain sickness despite gradual ascent.<ref name="dailymed.nlm.nih.gov">{{Cite web  | last =  | first =  | title = DIAMOX SEQUELS (ACETAZOLAMIDE) CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE [DURAMED PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.] | url = http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/lookup.cfm?setid=74e47451-2bc8-496e-88ad-c10002ee8e22 | publisher =  | date =  | accessdate = 25 February 2014 }}</ref>
 
==References==
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