How to Use

This drug may cause you to have an unusual feeling of tiredness when you begin to take it. You may also notice an increase in the amount of urine or in your frequency of urination. After you have taken the drug for a while, these effects must lessen. In general, to keep the increase in urine from effecting your sleep:

• If you are to take a single dose a day, take it in the morning after breakfast.
• If you are to take more than one dose a day, take the last dose no later than 6 p.m., unless otherwise directed by your family doctor.

However, it is best to plan your dose or doses according to a schedule that will least effect your personal activities and sleep. Ask your health care professional to help you plan the best time to take this drug.

To help you remember to take your drug, try to get into the habit of taking it at the same time each day.

For diseaseds taking the oral liquid form of furosemide:

• This drug is to be taken by mouth even if it comes in a dropper bottle. If this drug does not come in a dropper bottle, use a specially marked measuring spoon or other device to measure each dose accurately, since the average household teaspoon may not hold the right amount of liquid.

For diseaseds taking this drug for high blood pressure :

• In addition to the use of the drug your family doctor has prescribed, appropriate treat for your high blood pressure may include weight control and care in the types of foods you eat, especially foods high in sodium. Your family doctor will tell you which factors are most important for you. You must check with your family doctor before changing your diet.
• Many diseaseds who have high blood pressure will not notice any signs of the problem. In fact, many may feel normal. The best for you that you take your drug exactly as directed and that you keep your appointments with your family doctor even if you feel well.
• Remember that this drug will not cure your high blood pressure but it does help control it. Therefore, you must continue to take it as directed if you expect to lower your blood pressure and keep it down You may have to take high blood pressure drug for the rest of your life . If high blood pressure is not treated, it can cause serious problems such as heart failure, blood vessel disease, stroke, or kidney disease.

If this drug upsets your stomach, it may be taken with meals or milk. If stomach upset - nausea, vomiting, or stomach pain continues or gets worse, or if you suddenly get severe diarrhea, check with your family doctor.

Dosage

The number of tablets or teaspoonfuls of solution that you take depends on the strength of the drug. Always the number of doses you take each day, the time allowed between doses and the length of time you take the drug depend on the medical problem for which you are taking loop diuretics .

For bumetanide
• For oral dosage form - tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 0.5 to 2 milligrams - mg once a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose if needed.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.
• For injection dosage form:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 0.5 to 1 mg injected into a muscle or a vein every two to three hours as needed.
    • Children Dose must be determined by your family doctor.

For ethacrynic acid
• For oral dosage form - oral solution or tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 50 to 200 milligrams - mg a day. This may be taken as a single dose or divided into smaller doses.
    • Children At first, 25 mg a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose as needed.
• For injection dosage form:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults 50 mg injected into a vein every two to six hours as needed.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 1 mg per kilogram - kg - 0.45 mg per pound of body weight injected into a vein.

For furosemide
• For oral dosage form - oral solution or tablets:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults At first, 20 to 80 milligrams - mg once a day. Then, your family doctor may increase your dose as needed. Your family doctor may tell you to take a dose once a day, two or three times a day, or every other day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 2 mg per kilogram - kg - 0.91 mg per pound of body weight for one dose. Then, your family doctor may increase your dose every six to eight hours as needed.
  • For high blood pressure:
    • Adults 40 mg two times a day. Your family doctor may increase your dose.
• For injection dosage form:
  • To lower the amount of water in the body:
    • Adults At first, 20 to 40 mg injected into a muscle or a vein for one dose. Then, your family doctor may increase your dose every two hours as needed. Once the drug is working, the dose is injected into a muscle or a vein one or two times a day.
    • Children Dose is based on body weight and must be determined by your family doctor. The usual dose is 1 mg per kg - 0.45 mg per pound of body weight injected into a muscle or a vein for one dose. Your family doctor may increase your dose every two hours as needed.
  • For very high blood pressure:
    • Adults 40 to 200 mg injected into a vein.

Missed dose If you miss a dose of this drug, take it as soon as possible. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular dosing schedule. Do not double doses.

Storage To store this drug:

• Keep out of the reach of children.
• Store away from heat and direct light.
• Do not store in the bathroom, near the kitchen sink, or in other damp places. Heat or moisture may cause the drug to break down.
• Keep the oral liquid form of this drug from freezing.
• Do not keep outdated drug or drug no longer needed. Be sure that any discarded drug is out of the reach of children.