Is there a generic for Diamox?
Is there a generic for Diamox?
Acetazolamide (Brand Name: Diamox) is a “water pill” (diuretic) used to prevent and reduce the symptoms of altitude sickness. Acetazolamide is also used with other medications to treat a certain type of eye problem (open-angle glaucoma). Acetazolamide is available in generic form.
Can I buy Diamox online?
Can I Buy Diamox Online? Generic Diamox medication requires a prescription to be obtained at a pharmacy in the United States. As a result, Diamox OTC is not available and one cannot just buy Diamox online. In order to get a generic Diamox prescription is consulting a licensed medical provider.
Is Diamox covered by Medicare?
Yes. 100% of Medicare prescription drug plans cover this drug.
What company makes Diamox?
Lannett Company, Inc.
What does Diamox do to your body?
What is Diamox? Diamox reduces the activity of a protein in your body called carbonic anhydrase. Blocking this protein can help reduce the build-up of certain fluids in the body. Diamox is used in people with certain types of glaucoma to reduce the amount of fluid in the eye, which decreases pressure inside the eye.
Where can I get acetazolamide?
Acetazolamide 250mg tablets (also known as Diamox) are available to buy from The Independent Pharmacy Online Doctor service, following a free consultation, to help to prevent and treat altitude sickness.
How do I get a prescription for Diamox?
Side effects include loss of appetite, tinnitus, trouble sleeping, nausea, vomiting and numbness as well as electrolyte imbalances such as low sodium or potassium. Acetazolamide medication should not be used by anyone who has had a hypersensitivity or allergic reaction to a sulfonamide or to the medication in the past.
What tier drug is acetazolamide?
Medicare prescription drug plans typically list acetazolamide on Tier 2 of their formulary. Generally, the higher the tier, the more you have to pay for the medication.
Does Diamox cause kidney problems?
Severe metabolic acidosis is a rare complication of acetazolamide use, and life-threatening acidosis occurs most commonly in elderly patients, in patients with advanced renal failure, and in patients with diabetes.
How quickly does Diamox work?
How long does acetazolamide take to work? The immediate-release pills can work within 1 to 2 hours. The extended-release pills are released more slowly in the body than the immediate-release pills.
Who should not take Diamox?
You should not use Diamox if you have cirrhosis, severe liver or kidney disease, an electrolyte imbalance, adrenal gland failure, or an allergy to Diamox or sulfa drugs.
