Pharmacologic Substance
furosemide Audio
fu·ro·se·mide
Brand Names:
Disal; Lasix; Salix - substance
Effect:
Decreased Blood Pressure; Decreased Intravascular Volume; Increased Loop of Henle Ca++ Excretion; Increased Loop of Henle Cl- Excretion; Increased Loop of Henle K+ Excretion; Increased Loop of Henle Mg++ Excretion; Increased Loop of Henle Na+ Excretion
May Treat:
Acute Kidney Injury; Ascites; Edema; Heart Failure; Hypertension; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Liver Cirrhosis; Nephrotic Syndrome; Pulmonary Edema
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to furosemide:
  • A benzoic-sulfonamide-furan. It is a diuretic with fast onset and short duration that is used for EDEMA and chronic RENAL INSUFFICIENCY.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • A sulfamoylanthranilic acid derivative, also known as frusemide, and potent loop diuretic. Furosemide is widely used to treat hypertension and edema. This agent is highly bound to albumin and is largely excreted unchanged in the urine.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Sulfamyl saluretic and diuretic; has a fast onset and short duration of action and is used in edema and chronic renal insufficiency.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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