Furosemide 20mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

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Active ingredient:

Furosemide

Available from:

Alliance Healthcare (Distribution) Ltd

ATC code:

C03CA01

INN (International Name):

Furosemide

Dosage:

20mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 02020200

Patient Information leaflet

                                PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
FUROSEMIDE 20MG TABLETS
FUROSEMIDE 40MG TABLETS
(furosemide)
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE.
- Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
- If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others.
It may harm them, even if their signs of illness are the same as
yours.
-
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist or
nurse.
This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet.
See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Furosemide Tablets are and what are they used for
2. What you need to know before you take Furosemide Tablets
3.
How to take Furosemide Tablets
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Furosemide Tablets
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT FUROSEMIDE TABLETS ARE AND WHAT ARE THEY USED
FOR
Furosemide Tablets contain furosemide as the active ingredient. This
belongs to a
group of medicines called diuretics (also called water tablets).
Furosemide Tablets
are used to treat oedema (fluid retention) caused by heart failure,
mild to moderate
hypertension (high blood pressure) and certain liver and kidney
disorders. They are
also used to manage a condition called oliguria where the body
produces an
abnormally small amount of urine, due to kidney disease.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE FUROSEMIDE
TABLETS
DO NOT TAKE FUROSEMIDE TABLETS IF YOU:
•
are allergic to furosemide or any of the other ingredients of this
medicine (listed
in section 6). Signs of an allergic reaction include: a rash,
swallowing or
breathing problems, swelling of the lips, face, throat or tongue.
•
are allergic to amiloride, sulfonamides or sulphonamide derivatives,
such as
sulfadiazine or cotrimoxazole
•
have a low blood volume or are dehydrated (with or without
accompanying low
blood pressure)
•
have too little potassium or sodium in your blood (shown in blood
test)
•
have already
                                
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Summary of Product characteristics

                                SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Furosemide 20mg Tablets.
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains 20mg furosemide.
Excipient with known effect: Lactose monohydrate
For the full list of excipients, see 6.1
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet.
Appearance: A white, circular, flat bevelled edge tablet with ‘F’
scoreline 20’
embossed on one face and plain on the reverse.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
In the treatment of oedema associated with congestive heart failure,
cirrhosis of the
liver, renal disease including nephrotic syndrome.
In the treatment of peripheral oedema due to mild to moderate
hypertension (alone, or
in combination with other antihypertensive agents in the treatment of
more severe
cases).
Management of oliguria due to acute or chronic renal insufficiency.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Adults: The usual initial daily dose is 40mg. This may require
adjustment until the
effective dose is achieved. In mild cases 20mg daily or 40mg on
alternate days may
be sufficient, whereas in cases of resistant oedema daily doses of
80mg and above
may be used.
In patients with chronic renal insufficiency, an initial daily dose of
250mg is
employed. If a satisfactory diuresis is not produced then the dose may
be increased in
steps of 250mg at four to six hourly intervals up to a maximum daily
dose of 1,500
mg in 24 hours. In exceptional cases up to 2,000 mg in 24 hours may be
given.
Children: The oral dose for children ranges from 1-3mg/kg body weight
daily, up to a
maximum total dose of 40mg per day.
Elderly: The usual adult dose, but caution is advised as furosemide is
excreted more
slowly in the elderly. The dosage should be titrated until the
required response is
achieved.
Method of administration: Oral – the tablets should be swallowed
with water.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
•
Hypersensitivity to furosemide, any of its excipients listed in
section 6.1,
sulphonamides, sulphonamide derivatives/amiloride
•
Hypovolaemia or dehydr
                                
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