Furosemide (injection)

🧮 Dose calculator

Edema · Regimen source: FDA Furosemide inj. · Dosage and Administration — Edema

• • Raise by 20 mg if needed, no sooner than 2 h after the previous dose. IV slowly over 1–2 min. FDA Furosemide inj. · Dosage and Administration — Edema

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Furosemide inj. · Pregnancy:

  “Furosemide should be used during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.”

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Furosemide inj. · Nursing Mothers:

  “Because it appears in breast milk, caution should be exercised when furosemide is administered to a nursing mother.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Furosemide inj. · Pediatric Use:

  “In premature neonates with respiratory distress syndrome, diuretic treatment with furosemide in the first few weeks of life may increase the risk of persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), possibly through a prostaglandin-E-mediated process.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Furosemide inj. · Geriatric Use:

  “In general, dose selection for the elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal or cardiac function and of concomitant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.