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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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• Promptly report any muscle weakness or cramps to your doctor morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.

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

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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• 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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• Furosemide is in the FDA pregnancy category C morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. This means that it isnot known whether furosemide will harm an unborn baby morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. Do not take furosemidewithout first talking to your doctor if you are pregnant morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• Furosemide passes into breast milk and may affect a nursing infant morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. Donot take furosemide without first talking to your doctor if you are breast-feedinga baby morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.

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

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

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

What should I avoid while taking furosemide?
• Use alcohol cautiously morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. Alcohol may increase the side effects of furosemide morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.

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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. 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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.

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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• 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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• 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 morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. Some medicines used to treat theseconditions may interact with furosemide and the effects on your heart may beincreased morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.
• Drugs other than those listed here may also interact with furosemide morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel. Talk to your doctor and pharmacist before taking any prescription or over-the-countermedicines morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about furosemide written forhealth professionals that you may read morphine furosemide compatibility intravenous trissel.

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