Pronunciation: fur OH se mide
Brand: Lasix
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with LASIX (R) 40
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with LASIX (R) 80
20 mg, oval, white, imprinted with LASIX (R)
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with 54 840
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with 54 583
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with 54 533
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with 54 840
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with 54 583
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with 54 533
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with 2907, TEVA
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with 2908, TEVA
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with M2
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with MYLAN 216, 40
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with MYLAN 232, 80
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with GG 80
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with GG 21
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with GG 201
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with GG 21
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with M2
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with MYLAN 216, 40
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with 80, Mylan 232
40 mg, oval, orange, imprinted with PA2
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with RE22
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with RE24
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with EP 116
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with EP 117
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with EP 118
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with GG 201
20 mg, round, white, imprinted with 54 840
20 mg, oval, white, imprinted with 3436, WATSON
20 mg, oval, white, imprinted with 3169, V
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with WATSON 3437
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with 3170 V
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with GG 80
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with MYLAN 232, 80
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with WATSON 3438
80 mg, round, white, imprinted with 3171 V
40 mg, round, white, imprinted with LASIX (R) 40, HOECHST
Furosemide is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt. This allows the salt to instead be passed in your urine.
Furosemide is used to treat fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, liver disease, or a kidney disorder such as nephrotic syndrome.
Furosemide is also used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).
Furosemide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
You should not use furosemide if you are allergic to it, or if you are unable to urinate.
Tell your doctor if you have ever had:
Tell your doctor if you have an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) or any type of scan using a radioactive dye that is injected into your veins. Both contrast dyes and furosemide can harm your kidneys.
It is not known whether this medicine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.
It may not be safe to breastfeed while using this medicine. Ask your doctor about any risk. Furosemide may slow breast milk production.
Follow all directions on your prescription label and read all medication guides or instruction sheets. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Use the medicine exactly as directed.
Furosemide oral is taken by mouth. Furosemide injection is injected into a muscle or given as an infusion into a vein. A healthcare provider will give you this injection if you are unable to take the medicine by mouth.
You may receive your first dose in a hospital or clinic setting if you have severe liver disease.
Do not take more than your recommended dose. High doses of furosemide may cause irreversible hearing loss.
Measure liquid medicine carefully. Use the dosing syringe provided, or use a medicine dose-measuring device (not a kitchen spoon).
Furosemide doses are based on weight in children. Your child's dose needs may change if the child gains or loses weight.
Furosemide will make you urinate more often and you may get dehydrated easily. Follow your doctor's instructions about using potassium supplements or getting enough salt and potassium in your diet.
Your blood pressure will need to be checked often and you may need other medical tests.
If you have high blood pressure, keep using this medicine even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms. You may need to use blood pressure medicine for the rest of your life.
If you need surgery, tell the surgeon ahead of time that you are using furosemide.
Store at room temperature away from moisture, heat, and light. Throw away any unused oral liquid after 90 days.
Avoid getting up too fast from a sitting or lying position, or you may feel dizzy.
Avoid becoming dehydrated. Follow your doctor's instructions about the type and amount of liquids you should drink while you are taking furosemide.
Drinking alcohol with this medicine can cause side effects.
If you have high blood pressure, ask a doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicines that can raise your blood pressure, such as diet pills or cough-and-cold medicine.
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction (hives, difficult breathing, swelling in your face or throat) or a severe skin reaction (fever, sore throat, burning in your eyes, skin pain, red or purple skin rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling).
Call your doctor at once if you have:
Common side effects may include:
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Sometimes it is not safe to use certain medications at the same time. Some drugs can affect your blood levels of other drugs you take, which may increase side effects or make the medications less effective.
If you also take sucralfate, take your furosemide dose 2 hours before or 2 hours after you take sucralfate.
Tell your doctor about all your other medicines, especially:
This list is not complete. Other drugs may affect furosemide, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible drug interactions are listed here.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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