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What is the most important information I should know about furosemide?
• To reduce nighttime urination, take furosemide early in the day unlessotherwise directed by your doctor furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Promptly report any muscle weakness or cramps to your doctor furosemide drugcard nursing.

What is furosemide?
• Furosemide is in a class of drugs called loop diuretics (water pills) furosemide drugcard nursing. It decreases the amount of fluid in the body by increasing the amount of saltand water lost in the urine furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Furosemide is used to reduce swelling in the body caused by congestiveheart failure, liver disease, or kidney disease furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Furosemide may also be used for purposes other than those listed in thismedication guide furosemide drugcard nursing.

Who should not take furosemide?
• Before taking this medication, tell your doctor if you have
· an allergy to sulfa medicines such as sulfa-based antibiotics,
· kidney disease,
· liver disease,
· diabetes mellitus,
· gout, or
· systemic lupus erythematosus furosemide drugcard nursing.
• You may not be able to take furosemide, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you have any of the conditions listedabove furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Furosemide is in the FDA pregnancy category C furosemide drugcard nursing. This means that it isnot known whether furosemide will harm an unborn baby furosemide drugcard nursing. Do not take furosemidewithout first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Furosemide passes into breast milk and may affect a nursing infant furosemide drugcard nursing. Donot take furosemide without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby furosemide drugcard nursing.

How should I take furosemide?
• Take furosemide exactly as directed by your doctor furosemide drugcard nursing. If you do not understandthese directions, ask your pharmacist, nurse, or doctor to explain them to you furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Take each dose with a full glass of water furosemide drugcard nursing.
• To reduce nighttime urination, take furosemide early in the day unlessotherwise directed by your doctor furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Do not stop taking furosemide suddenly even if you feel better furosemide drugcard nursing. Stoppingsuddenly could make your condition worse furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Store furosemide at room temperature away from moisture and heat furosemide drugcard nursing.

What happens if I miss a dose?
• If you take one dose daily, take the missed dose as soon as you rememberwithin 12 hours furosemide drugcard nursing. If more than 12 hours have passed, skip the dose you missedand take only the next regularly scheduled dose furosemide drugcard nursing. Do not take a double dose ofthis medication furosemide drugcard nursing.
• If you take more than one dose daily, take the missed dose up to 2 hourslate furosemide drugcard nursing. If more than 2 hours have passed, skip the missed dose and take only thenext regularly scheduled dose furosemide drugcard nursing. Do not take a double dose of this medication furosemide drugcard nursing.

What happens if I overdose?
• Seek emergency medical attention furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Symptoms of a furosemide overdose include weakness, muscle cramps, fatigue,dizziness, fainting, confusion, irregular pulse, nausea, and vomiting furosemide drugcard nursing.

What should I avoid while taking furosemide?
• Use alcohol cautiously furosemide drugcard nursing. Alcohol may increase the side effects of furosemide furosemide drugcard nursing.

What are the possible side effects of furosemide
• If you experience any of the following serious side effects, stop takingfurosemide and seek emergency medical attention or call your doctor immediately:
· an allergic reaction (difficulty breathing; closing of your throat;swelling of your lips, tongue, or face; or hives);
· muscle cramps or weakness;
· an irregular heartbeat;
· abdominal pain or diarrhea;
· low blood pressure (weakness, dizziness, fatigue); or
· decreased hearing furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur furosemide drugcard nursing. Continueto take furosemide and talk to your doctor if you experience
· dry mouth or increased thirst;
· headache, dizziness, or lightheadedness;
· constipation;
· increased sensitivity to sunlight;
· a rash;
· jaundice (yellow skin or eyes);
· ringing in the ears;
· nausea;
· easy bleeding or bruising; or
· numbness in the hands or feet furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur furosemide drugcard nursing. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome furosemide drugcard nursing.

What other drugs will affect furosemide?
• Before taking furosemide tell your doctor if you are taking any of thefollowing medications:
· lithium (Lithobid, Eskalith, others);
· probenecid (Benemid);
· a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) such as ibuprofen (Motrin,Advil, Nuprin), naproxen (Naprosyn, Anaprox, Aleve), ketoprofen (Orudis, OrudisKT, Oruvail), indomethacin (Indocin), diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren), etodolac(Lodine), nabumetone (Relafen), oxaprozin (Daypro), piroxicam (Feldene), sulindac(Clinoril), tolmetin (Tolectin), fenoprofen (Nalfon), ketorolac (Toradol), orflurbiprofen (Ansaid); or
· a diabetes medication such as glipizide (Glucotrol), glyburide (Micronase,Glynase, Diabeta), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), tolazamide (Tolinase), tolbutamide(Orinase), and others furosemide drugcard nursing.
• You may not be able to take furosemide, or you may require a dosage adjustmentor special monitoring during treatment if you are taking any of the medicationslisted above furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Also, before taking furosemide, tell your doctor if you are taking anyother medicine to treat high blood pressure, water retention, heart problems,prostate problems, or another condition furosemide drugcard nursing. Some medicines used to treat theseconditions may interact with furosemide and the effects on your heart may beincreased furosemide drugcard nursing.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with furosemide furosemide drugcard nursing. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines furosemide drugcard nursing.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about furosemide written forhealth professionals that you may read furosemide drugcard nursing.

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