Furosemide 40mg/5ml oral solution sugar free

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Furosemide

Available from:

Pinewood Healthcare

ATC code:

C03CA01

INN (International Name):

Furosemide

Dosage:

8mg/1ml

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral solution

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 02020200; GTIN: 5099186003566

Patient Information leaflet

Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start taking this
medicine because it contains important information for you.
- 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. This
includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. See
section 4.
What is in this leaflet:
1. What Furosemide is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Furosemide
3. How to take Furosemide
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Furosemide
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. WHAT FUROSEMIDE IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Furosemide belongs to a group of medicines called diuretics which
reduce excess water (fluid retention) in the body by increasing urine
production. Water can accumulate if you have a condition affecting
your heart, lungs, kidney, liver or blood vessels. Furosemide 40 mg/5
ml
Oral Solution is particularly useful for patients who cannot take
tablets.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE FUROSEMIDE
DO NOT take Furosemide:
• 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 your lips, face, throat or tongue
• if you are allergic to sulphonamides or sulphonamide derivatives,
such as sulfadiazine or cotrimoxazole
• if you have a low blood volume or are dehydrated (with or without
accompanying low blood pressure)
• if you have too little potassium or sodium in your blood (shown in
blood test)
• if you have severe liver problems (cirrhosis)
• if you have already taken furosemide in the past to treat failure
to pass urine or kidney failure that is due to medicines or chemicals
that are
prone to cause kidney or liver damage or if you have

Summary of Product characteristics

OBJECT 1
FUROSEMIDE 40 MG/5 ML ORAL SOLUTION
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 15-Nov-2017 | Pinewood
Healthcare
1. Name of the medicinal product
Furosemide 40 mg/5 ml Oral Solution
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Each 5ml contains Furosemide 40 mg.
Excipients with known effect
Ethanol
Liquid maltitol
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3. Pharmaceutical form
Oral Solution
Clear, cherry flavoured, oral solution
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
Furosemide oral solution is indicated in all conditions requiring
prompt diuresis in patients who are
unable to take solid dose forms. Indications, include cardiac,
pulmonary, hepatic and renal oedema,
peripheral oedema due to mechanical obstruction or venous
insufficiency and hypertension.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Posology
Furosemide 40mg/5ml has an exceptionally wide therapeutic range, the
effect being proportional to the
dosage. Furosemide 40mg/5ml is best given as a single dose either
daily or on alternate days.
The recommended initial daily dose is 40mg. This may require
adjustment until the effective dose is
achieved as a maintenance dose. 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 as one or two dose
daily, or intermittently. Severe cases may require gradual titration
of the furosemide dosage up to 600mg
daily. The recommended maximum daily dose of furosemide administration
is 1500mg.
_Elderly:_ The dosage recommendations for adults apply, but in the
elderly, furosemide is generally
eliminated more slowly. Dosage should be titrated until the required
response is achieved.
_Children:_ Oral doses for children range from 1 to 3 mg/Kg body
weight daily up to a maximum total dose
of 40 mg/day.
4.3 Contraindications
Hypersensitivity to the active substance or to any of the excipients
listed in section 6.1.
Hypersensitivity to sulphonamides or sulphonamide derivatives.
Hypovolaemia and dehydration (