All the Drug Class Drugs
Loop Diuretic. Furosemide 250 mg/25 ml. Vials. Sol. for inf. 50X 250 mg/25 ml:
For adlts., max recomm. dose is 1,500 mg/d, may reach 2,000 mg in except. cases.
For childr., max recomm. dly dose for parenteral admin. is 1 mg of furosemide per kg of BW up to a max of 20 mg.
Potent diuretic when a prompt and effect. diuresis is req.
Appropr. for emerg. or where oral ther. is not feasible. for cardiac, pulm., hepatic and renal oedema
C/I: Hypersens. to amiloride, sulphonamides or sulphonamide derivatives/ Hypovol. and dehydr. (with or without hypotension)/ Severe hypokalemia: severe hyponatremia/ Comatose or pre-comat. states assoc. with hepatic cirrh./ Anuria or renal fail. with anuria not resp. to furosemide, renal fail. as a result of poison. by nephrotox. or hepatotox. agents, renal fail. assoc. with hepat. coma/ Imp. renal funct. with creat. clear. below 30 ml/min per 1.73 m2 body surf. area/ Addison's disease/ Digitalis intox/ Porphyria/ Breast-feed.
Loop Diuretic. Furosemide 40 mg. TABS: 30, 50 x 40 mg. Ed: Initial: 1/2-2 tabs.
incr. by 1/2 or 1 tab. every 6-8 hrs.
depend. on response. See lit.
Hypertens: Init: 40 mg 2 x dly. Adjust.
accord. response. Infant and child: 2
mg/kg bdy wt. incr. by 1-2 mg/kg bdy
wt. depend. on response. See lit.
Edem., hypertens.
Loop Diuretic. Furosemide 20 mg / 2 ml. AMPS: 5, 25 x 20 mg/2 ml. Initial: 20-40
mg as single I.V. or I.M./ dose.
Oligur. due to acute/chron. renal insuffic.
glom. filt. rate below 20 ml/min,
hypertens.
