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Acetazolamide

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Acetazolamide is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor; thus, it prevents catalysis of the combination of water and carbon dioxide to form H2CO3, or the reverse.

It is sometimes used as a diuretic; it is also used in the treatment of altitude sickness.


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