acetazolamide meaning

[Medicine]
n : a diuretic drug C₄H₆N₄O₃S₂ used esp. in the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure and of glaucoma

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1. Alkalization of the urine with acetazolamide or sodium bicarbonate is controversial.
2. Dexamethesone should be discontinued, but continual acetazolamide is recommended.
3. Diamox, the trade name for acetazolamide, keeps the respiratory rate up.
4. The risk of developing HACE is diminished if acetazolamide or dexamethasone are administered.
5. In 2007 Konovalov was found guilty of acetazolamide doping.