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Furosemide Salf is prepared as a solution for intravenous infusion, with the main ingredient being Furosemide. The drug is used in the treatment of acute pulmonary edema, edema caused by liver, kidney, heart, hypertension,...
1. Uses of Furosemide Salf
Furosemide Salf 20mg/2ml has the main ingredients including Furosemide 20mg and excipients just enough 2ml. Furosemide is an anthranilic acid derivative, classified in the group of loop diuretics. The ingredient Furosemide in the drug helps to increase the excretion of Na +, K +, and Cl-, pulling water, so it has a diuretic effect, reducing the volume of water and electrolytes. Therefore, this drug can reduce edema.
Indications for using Furosemide Salf:
Treatment of acute pulmonary edema, edema caused by liver, heart, kidney and other edema, fetal toxicity; Treatment of patients with mild and moderate hypertension in the presence of kidney damage or hypercalcemia; In high doses, it helps to treat acute or chronic renal failure, barbiturate poisoning, oliguria. Contraindications to using Furosemide Salf:
People who are sensitive to the ingredients and excipients of the drug; Patients with hepatic pre-coma or hepatic coma; Patients with anuria or impaired renal function due to the use of drugs that are toxic to the liver and kidneys.
2. Usage and dosage of Furosemide Salf
How to use: Intravenous route.
Dosage:
Adults: Start with 1-2 syringes IV or IM, repeat if necessary but not earlier than 2 hours after the first injection. Patients with oliguria, acute or chronic renal failure use 12 ampoules mixed in 250ml of solution, IV infusion 4mg/min for 1 hour; Children: 0.5 - 1mg/kg dose, IV or IM
3. Furosemide Salf . side effects
When using Furosemide Salf, each person will have different drug responses and different side effects. Some side effects of the drug have been recorded include:
Digestion: Thirst, digestive disorders; Other side effects: Tinnitus, transient hearing loss, visual disturbances, loss of sensation, muscle spasms, polyuria, hypotension, skin rash, bone marrow disease, increased photosensitivity, liver damage, hyperuricemia, electrolyte disturbances,... When experiencing side effects of Furosemide Salf, patients should immediately notify their doctor to receive advice on how to respond and handle promptly.
4. Precautions when using Furosemide Salf
Before and while taking Furosemide Salf, the patient should note:
Do not use the drug with too high a dose, because it can cause the patient to lose a lot of water and electrolytes; Consider treatment with Furosemide Salf in patients with cirrhosis and ascites; Caution should be exercised when treating with Furosemide Salf in patients with oliguria or prostatic hypertrophy; Use caution when using Furosemide Salf in the elderly, diabetics, patients with uric acid metabolism disorders; Regular ionogram monitoring is recommended throughout the course of Furosemide Salf; Furosemide Salf is contraindicated in patients with electrolyte loss and hepatic coma until baseline signs of disease have improved; When using Furosemide Salf, the patient may have hypokalemia and metabolic alkalosis, so it is necessary to prevent it by taking Aldosterone antagonists or supplementing with KCl; Use caution when using Furosemide Salf in pregnant or breastfeeding mothers; Furosemide Salf can cause visual disturbances, tinnitus, low blood pressure, ... so caution should be exercised when operating machinery, driving, working at height,...
5. Furosemide Salf drug interactions
Some drug interactions of Furosemide Salf include:
Aminoside antibiotics, Cephalosporin, Lithium drugs; Cardiac glycoside-lowering drugs, corticosteroids for diabetes, non-depolarizing muscle relaxants salicylate, Indomethacin,... Patients should strictly follow their doctor's instructions when being treated with Furosemide Salf to avoid adverse reactions. adverse effects and contribute to the highest therapeutic effect.
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