High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Acetazolamide, sold under the trade name Diamox, is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor that is used to treat glaucoma, epileptic seizures, Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (pseudotumor cerebri), altitude sickness, cystinuria, periodic paralysis and dural ectasia. Acetazolamide is available as a generic drug and is also a diuretic.