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LASIX 40 MG TABLETS

 

 
 

 

GENERIC NAMES

MANUFACTURERS 

MEDICAL GROUP

MEDICAL ARTICLES

 

DRUGS IN :

 

 

FDA DRUGS

UNITED STATES

CANADA

UNITED KINGDOM

AUSTRALIA

GERMANY

FRANCE

MIDDLE EAST

KUWAIT

LEBANON

EGYPT

SYRIA

BAHRAIN

IRAN

JORDAN

SAUDI ARABIA

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

 

 

 
 

SIZE:

40 MG

 

GENERIC NAME:

FUROSEMIDE

 

MANUFACTURER:

AVENTIS PHARMA

 

UNIT:

 

ADMINISTRATION ROUTE:

 

FDA PREGNANCY GROUP:

C

 

INDICATIONS:

Edema

Edema, pulmonary

Hypertension, essential

 

SIDE EFFECTS:

hypovolemia

interstitial nephritis

jaundice

leukopenia

nausea/vomiting

orthostatic hypotension

pancreatitis

paresthesias

photosensitivity

polyuria

thrombocytopenia

tinnitus

abdominal pain

acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP)

agranulocytosis

anemia

anorexia

aplastic anemia

azotemia

blurred vision

cholestasis

constipation

diarrhea

dizziness

headache

hearing loss

hypercholesterolemia

hyperglycemia

hypertriglyceridemia

hyperuricemia

hypocalcemia

hypochloremia

hypokalemia

hypomagnesemia

hyponatremia

 

ABSOLUTE CONTRAINDICATIONS :

 

RELATIVE CONTRAINDICATIONS :

acute myocardial infarction

breast-feeding

diabetes mellitus

diarrhea

eclampsia

elderly

gout

hearing impairment

heart failure

hepatic disease

hyperglycemia

hyperuricemia

hypocalcemia

hypochloremia

hypokalemia

hypomagnesemia

hyponatremia

neonatal prematurity

pancreatitis

preeclampsia

pregnancy

renal disease

renal failure

renal impairment

sulfonamide hypersensitivity

systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

thiazide diuretic hypersensitivity

 

ADULT DOSE:

Diuretic-Oral, initially 20 to 80 mg as a single dose, the dosage then being increased by an additional 20 to 40 mg at six- to eight-hour intervals, until the desired response is obtained. The maintenance dose as determined by titration is then given daily as a single dose or divided into two or three doses, given once a day every other day, or given once a day for two to four consecutive days out of each week. Antihypertensive-Oral, initially 40 mg two times a day, the dosage then being adjusted according to patient response. [Antihypercalcemic] -Oral, 120 mg a day as a single dose or divided into two or three doses. Note: Geriatric patients may be more sensitive to the effects of the usual adult dose.

 

MAXIMUM ADULT DOSE:

600 mg a day. Note: In chronic renal failure, doses of up to 4 grams a day have been used.

 

PEDIATRIC DOSE:

Diuretic-Oral, initially 2 mg per kg of body weight as a single dose, the dosage then being increased by an additional 1 to 2 mg per kg of body weight at six- to eight-hour intervals, until the desired response is obtained. Note: Doses as large as 5 mg per kg of body weight may be required in some children with nephrotic syndrome. Doses greater than 6 mg per kg of body weight are not recommended. Dosing interval should be extended in neonates because of prolonged half-life. 

 

MAXIMUM PEDIATRIC DOSE:

 

ELDERLY DOSE:

 

 

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