Drug Name

Furosemide

Drug Uses

Furosemide treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, liver disease, or a kidney disorder such as nephrotic syndrome. This medication is as well as used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

How Taken

Take Furosemide as directed by your doctor.

• Furosemide may be used with or without food.
• Take Furosemide exactly as directed on the package, unless instructed differently by your doctor. Incase you are using Furosemide without a prescription, follow any warnings as well as precautions on the label.

Ask your health care provider any questions you may possess about how to take Furosemide.

Drug Class as well as Mechanism

Furosemide is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your urine.

Missed Dose

Incase you miss a dose of Furosemide, take it as soon as likely. Incase it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose as well as go back to your normal dosing schedule. Do not take 2 doses at once.

Storage

Store Furosemide at room temperature between 68 as well as 77 degrees F (20 as well as 25 degrees C) in a tightly closed container. Brief periods at temperatures of 59 to 86 degrees F (15 to 30 degrees C) are permitted. Store away from heat, moisture, as well as light. Do not store in the bathroom. Keep Furosemide out of the reach of children as well as away from pets.

Warnings/Precautions

Do not take Furosemide if:

• you are allergic to any ingredient in Furosemide;
• you are unable to urinate.

Contact your doctor or health care provider fair away incase any of these apply to you.

Important :

• Furosemide may cause dizziness. These effects may be worse incase you take it with alcohol or confident medicines. Take Furosemide with caution. Do not drive or perform other possibly unsafe tasks until you know how you react to it.
• Furosemide may cause dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting; alcohol, hot weather, exercise, or fever may increase these effects. To halt them, sit up or stand slowly, especially in the morning. Sit or lie down at the earliest sign of any of these effects.
• Diabetes patients - Furosemide may affect your blood sugar. Check blood sugar levels closely. Ask your doctor before you change the dose of your diabetes medicine.
• Blood pressure should be monitored when using Furosemide.
• Your doctor may as well as prescribe a potassium supplement while you take Furosemide. Check with your doctor before you take a salt substitute or other product that as well as has potassium in it.
• Furosemide may cause you to become sunburned more easily. Avoid the sun, sunlamps, or tanning booths until you know how you react to Furosemide . Take a sunscreen or wear protective clothing incase you must be outside for more than a abridged time.
• Lab tests, including total blood cell counts, may be performed while you take Furosemide . These tests may be used to monitor your condition or check for side effects. Be sure to keep all doctor as well as lab appointments.
• Caution is advised when using Furosemide in children; they may be more sensitive to its effects.
• Pregnancy as well as breast-feeding: Incase you become pregnant, contact your doctor. You will need to discuss the benefits as well as risks of using Furosemide while you are pregnant. Furosemide is found in breast milk. Incase you are or will be breast-feeding while you take Furosemide, check with your doctor. Discuss any likely risks to your baby.

Likely Side Effects

Check with your doctor incase any of these most ordinary side effects persist or become bothersome:

• abnormal skin sensations; bladder spasm; blurred vision; constipation; cramping; dizziness; dizziness when rising from a seated or lying position; feeling of whirling motion; fever; headache; lightheadedness; mouth as well as stomach irritation; muscle spasm; nausea; redness; restlessness; ringing in the ears; seeing a yellow color; sensitivity to sunlight; vein inflammation.

Seek health examination attention fair away incase any of these very bad side effects occur:

• Very bad allergic reactions (rash; hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue); confusion; diarrhea; drowsiness; moistureless mouth; excessive urination; hearing loss; loss of appetite; muscle pain/cramps/weakness; rapid or irregular heartbeat; restlessness; unexpected joint pain; unusual bleeding or bruising; unusual thirst; unusual tiredness or weakness; vomiting; yellowing of the skin or eyes.

More Information

Furosemide is to be used only by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not share it with other people.
Incase your symptoms do not improve or incase they become worse, check with your doctor.