Why is Lasix prescribed?

Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, a 'water pill,' is used to reduce the swelling and fluid retention caused by various medical problems, including heart or liver disease. Lasix also is used to treat high blood pressure. Lasix causes the kidneys to get rid of unneeded water and salt from the body into the urine.

Lasix is sometimes prescribed for other uses; ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

How should Lasix be used?

Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, comes as a tablet and liquid to take by mouth. It usually is taken once a day in the morning or twice a day in the morning and afternoon. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often than prescribed by your doctor.

Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, controls high blood pressure but does not cure it. Continue to take Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, even if you feel well. Do not stop taking Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, without talking to your doctor.

What special precautions should I follow?

Before taking Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide,

tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide,, sulfa drugs, or any other drugs.
tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially other medications for high blood pressure, aspirin, corticosteroids (e.g., prednisone), digoxin (Lanoxin), indomethacin (Indocin), lithium (Eskalith, Lithobid), medications for diabetes, probenecid (Benemid), and vitamins. If you also are taking cholestyramine or colestipol, take it at least 1 hour after taking Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide.
tell your doctor if you have or have ever had diabetes, gout, or kidney or liver disease.
tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. Do not breast-feed while taking this medicine. If you become pregnant while taking Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide,, call your doctor.
if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide.
plan to avoid unnecessary or prolonged exposure to sunlight and to wear protective clothing, sunglasses, and sunscreen. Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, may make your skin sensitive to sunlight.

What special dietary instructions should I follow?

Follow your doctor's directions. They may include a daily exercise program and a low-sodium or low-salt diet, potassium supplements, and increased amounts of potassium-rich foods (e.g., bananas, prunes, raisins, and orange juice) in your diet.

What should I do if I forget a dose?

Take the missed dose as soon as you remember it. However, if it is almost time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and continue your regular dosing schedule. Do not take a double dose to make up for a missed one.

What side effects can Lasix cause?

Frequent urination may last for up to 6 hours after a dose and should decrease after you take Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, for a few weeks. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:

muscle cramps
weakness
dizziness
confusion
thirst
upset stomach
vomiting
blurred vision
headache
restlessness
constipation

If you have any of the following symptoms, call your doctor immediately:

fever
sore throat
ringing in the ears
unusual bleeding or bruising
loss of hearing
severe rash with peeling skin
difficulty breathing or swallowing
rapid, excessive weight loss

What storage conditions are needed for Lasix?

Keep Lasix in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom). Throw away unused Lasix, with it's key ingredient Furosemide, liquid after 60 days. Throw away any medicine that is outdated or no longer needed. Talk to your pharmacist about the proper disposal of your medicine.

In case of emergency/overdose

In case of overdose, call your local poison control center at 1-800-222-1222. If the victim has collapsed or is not breathing, call local emergency services at 911.

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