Drug name: Lasix
Other names used:
- Froop®
- Frusol®
- Lo-Aqua®
Active Ingredients:
- furosemide
Therapeutic effect of Lasix: Furosemide, the active ingredient of Lasix, belongs to a group of drugs called loop diuretics. This type of medicines promotes urine formation in the kidney, so that more water is removed from the body by urination. Furosemide decreases the pressure inside the blood vessels by reducing fluid content in the body.
Indications: Lasix is used for removing excess water and fluids from the body. This excess fluid that needs to be removed is the result of heart failure, kidney diseases, liver disorders, and ailments of the lungs.
Precautions and Restrictions: Do not use Lasic under the following circumstances:
- Allergic or intolerant to the active ingredient of Lasix
- Decreased blood volume (hypovolemia)
- Brain damage occurring because the liver is no longer able to remove toxic substances (hepatic encephalopathy)
- Lower than normal amount of potassium in the blood (Hypokalemia)
- Non-passage of urine (anuria)
- Dehydration
- Renal failure due to kidney and liver damaging agents
- Lack of enough sodium in the body fluids outside the cells (hyponatremia)
- Allergic to sulphonamides
- Pregnancy
- Lactation
If any of the below mentioned conditions applies to you then contact a doctor before using Lasix:
- Low blood protein level
- Old age
- Premature babies
- Kind of arthritis caused due to uric acid builds up in blood (gout)
- Diabetes
- Low blood pressure
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia
- Problems in passing urine
- Problems related to the liver
- Problems related to kidney
Side effects of Lasix: Lasix can cause some adverse effects that are wholly or partly unintended. There are no prior proven records to show that the below mentioned effects my affect every user of this drug. Some of the side effects users of Lasix may experience are:
- Tinnitus
- Yellowing of eyes and skin
- Urge to vomit
- Rashes
- Photosensitivity
- Constipation
- Impairment in spatial perception and stability
- Cephalalgia
- Numb feet and hands
- Easy bleeding and bruising
- Dry mouth and increased thirst
- Hearing problems
- Stomach ache
- Diarrhea
- Heart arrhythmia
- Exhaustion
- Hypotension
- Cramping of muscles
- Various allergic reactions such as shortness of breath, hives, swelling of face, lips, and tongue, and throat closing sensation
These are just some of the side effects and this is by no means an exhaustive list of adverse effects caused due to the use of Lasix. For more information kindly consult your physician, pharmacist, or see the full details presented by Lasix manufacturer.
Interactions: It is important to consult a doctor and apprise him of the treatment or medication you are using. Get a prescription from your doctor before starting taking any new drug. It's important to tell your physician if you're already under any other medication. This is to make sure that the combination of the two drugs is safe.
Lasix (furosemide) may react with the following substances:
- Lithium preparations such as Eskalith, Lithobid
- Drugs used to treat diabetes such as tolbutamide (Orinase), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), glyburide (Glynase), and glipizide (Glucotrol), etc
- NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as flurbiprofen (Ansaid), tolmetin (Tolectin), piroxicam (Feldene), etodolac (Lodine), naproxen (Anaprox), etc
- Probenecid such as Benemid
Additional Information: Do not use Lasix tablets or injection without prior approval of a doctor and don't share these drugs with anybody else. Lasix is made for specific conditions and it's not advisable to use for other purposes. Keep medicinal drugs, needles, syringes and other such medical substances out of the reach of children.
