nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients

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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 nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients.
• Promptly report any muscle weakness or cramps to your doctor nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients.

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

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

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

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

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

What should I avoid while taking furosemide?
• Use alcohol cautiously nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients. Alcohol may increase the side effects of furosemide nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients.

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 nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients.
• Other, less serious side effects may be more likely to occur nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients. 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 nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients.
• Side effects other than those listed here may also occur nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients. Talk to yourdoctor about any side effect that seems unusual or that is especially bothersome nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients.

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

Where can I get more information?
• Your pharmacist has additional information about furosemide written forhealth professionals that you may read nebulized furosemide in congestive heart patients.

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