Blood Pressure/Cholesterol

LASIX (furosemide)

Sometimes it is used in conjunction with other blood pressure pills to treat high blood pressure. Furosemide highly liquid deposits and swelling (edema), heart failure, cirrhosis, chronic renal failure, because the body and the treatment of nephrotic syndrome. Furosemide is a powerful diuretic.

furosemide exactly as prescribed by your doctor to take it. It would take furosemide regularly to get the most benefit, it is important. Urinate at night to reduce furosemide early in the day unless otherwise directed by your doctor to take. If you do not understand these instructions, your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you to ask. Take each dose with a full glass of water. Suddenly stopping your condition may be worse. stop taking furosemide suddenly even if you're feeling better.

Furosemide powerful diuretic (water pill) is. It requires careful medical supervision during treatment. The diuretic effect of furosemide can cause body water and electrolyte loss. Furosemide is blocking the absorption of salt and fluid in the renal tubules, urine output (diuresis) the effect of increases deeper.

If you take one dose daily, take the missed dose as soon as you remember within 12 hours.

If you take more than one dose a day, I remember 2 hours late to take supplements. If more than two hours, skip the missed dose and take only the next regularly scheduled dose. Do not take a double dose of this medication. Do not take a double dose of this medication. If more than 12 hours have passed, you remember the missed dose and take only the next regular dose.

Light-resistant container at room temperature must be maintained.

Furosemide renal damage than aspirin or other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be administered together. Periodic blood tests for kidney function and electrolyte monitoring during therapy with furosemide is carried out.

Blood uric acid levels rise during furosemide treatment, but precipitation of acute gout is rare. Furosemide renal excretion of lithium and lithium toxicity may be reduced. For more information, digoxin (Lanoxin) site, please. Even though furosemide is important in treating patients with cirrhosis excessive accumulation of fluid, fluid and electrolytes in these patients, kidney function worse than the patient can go to a sudden coma. Patients allergic to sulfa drugs, but also because the similarities in chemical structure may be allergic to furosemide. Furosemide blood potassium, sodium, and magnesium levels can be reduced. Low potassium and magnesium levels cause heart rhythm abnormalities, already digoxin (Lanoxin) can be, especially in those patients. Furosemide in patients with kidney disease in the ears, toxic effect of aminoglycoside antibiotics in particular, may increase. Furosemide should be avoided in renal failure.