Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

Furosemide (furosemide)

Furosemide for the treatment of excessive fluid and swelling (edema) in the body caused by heart failure, cirrhosis, chronic renal failure and nephrotic syndrome. It is sometimes combined with other blood pressure medicines to treat high blood pressure. Furosemide is a potent diuretic.

Stopping suddenly may make your condition worse. Do not stop taking furosemide suddenly even if you feel better. It is important to take furosemide regularly to maximize the benefits. Each dose should drink a full glass of water. Furosemide exactly as instructed by your doctor. If you do not understand these instructions, ask your pharmacist, nurse or doctor to explain it to you. To reduce nighttime urination, to furosemide early in the day, unless otherwise doctor.

Furosemide by blocking the absorption of salt and fluid in the renal tubules, causing a profound increase in urine (diuretic). Furosemide is a powerful diuretics (water pills). Diuretic effect of furosemide can cause body water and electrolyte depletion. Therefore, careful medical supervision is necessary during treatment.

If more than 12 hours have passed, skip the dose you missed and take only the next drug. If you take one dose a day, to take the missing dose as long as you remember within 12 hours. If more than 2 hours later, skip the dose and only missing the drugs in the future.

If you need more than one dose, daily dose is taken 2 hours after the disappearance. Do not take a double dose of the drug. Do not take a double dose of the drug.

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Furosemide should be avoided in renal failure. Patients allergic to sulfur can also be allergic to furosemide because of the chemical structure similar drugs. Although furosemide water treatment is very important to too many patients with cirrhosis, sudden loss of fluid and electrolytes will increase the renal function in these patients, and even lead patients into a coma.

Serum uric acid levels can increase in furosemide treatment, but precipitation of acute gout is rare. Regular blood tests to monitor renal function and electrolytes during treatment with furosemide. Furosemide may cause blood turbidity of potassium, sodium, magnesium and level. Potassium, low magnesium levels can lead to arrhythmias, especially in patients already taking digoxin (Lanoxin). Furosemide may increase the toxicity of aminoglycoside antibiotics in the ear, especially in patients with renal impairment. Furosemide may impair kidney function was admitted to hospital as well as with aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Please visit the digoxin (Lanoxin) site for more information. Furosemide reduces the kidney allocation of lithium, and may lead to lithium toxicity.