Furosemide Effects and Side Effects

The generic name of Furosemide is Furosemide Tablets, which is a diuretic that increases the excretion of water as well as electrolytes such as sodium, potassium, calcium, and chloride, and its effects include the treatment of edema and hyperkalemia, with side effects such as thirst and cardiac arrhythmia. 1.Furosemide tablets can be used to treat edematous diseases caused by liver cirrhosis, nephritis, congestive heart failure, etc.; when combined with other drugs, it can treat acute cerebral edema, acute pulmonary edema, etc.; dilutional hyponatremia; hyperkalemia; hypercalcemia; acute poisoning, such as barbiturates poisoning; antidiuretic hormone secretion hypersecretion and so on. 2. Side effects of furosemide tablets: mostly related to water and electrolyte disorders, such as thirst, fatigue, muscle pain, postural hypotension, arrhythmia, shock, etc., and the rest can be seen in skin rash, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, hepatic impairment, hyperuricemia, tinnitus, blurred vision, bone marrow suppression and so on. Contraindications for its use is not clear, with the following conditions: anuria or severe renal impairment; severe hepatic impairment; hyperuricemia or a history of gout; hypokalemia tendency; acute myocardial infarction; diabetes mellitus; lupus erythematosus; suffering from pancreatitis or a history of this disease; prostate hypertrophy. If you need to use the drug patients, please under the guidance of the doctor strictly follow the instructions of the doctor to take medication, do not self-medication.