Furosemide Tablets are diuretics with the effects of increasing water and electrolyte excretion, vasodilating, diuretic and decongesting. It is mainly used in the treatment of edematous diseases, hypertension, hyperkalemia, hypercalcemia, dilutional hyponatremia, antidiuretic hormone hypersecretion, acute drug toxicity, and the prevention of acute renal failure.
Common adverse reactions to furosemide tablets are related to water and electrolyte disturbances, especially with large amounts of prolonged use of the drug, and may include postural hypotension, shock, hypokalemia, hypochloremia, hypochloremic alkalosis, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia, thirst, malaise, muscle aches and pains, and cardiac arrhythmias.
A few patients may experience allergic reactions, blurred vision, xanthopia, photosensitivity, headache and dizziness, poor sodium, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, pancreatitis, and muscle tonus.
In addition, it is forbidden for patients who are allergic to furosemide tablets or other sulfonamides, and should be used with caution in patients suffering from diabetes mellitus, hyperuricemia or a history of gout, severe hepatic impairment, acute myocardial infarction, pancreatitis, hypokalemic tendency, lupus erythematosus, and prostate enlargement, and in athletes, and should be avoided in pregnant women and used with caution in breastfeeding women.
If you need to use furosemide tablets, it is recommended to consult a professional doctor, follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, can not be used arbitrarily.