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What is Furosemide?

Furosemide is used to reduce the swelling and fluid retention caused by various medical problems, including heart or liver disease. It is also used to treat high blood pressure. It causes the kidneys to get rid of unneeded water and salt from the body into the urine. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Support another treatment 2 0
Other 2 2
swelling ankles & feet 1 0

See all 6 patients currently taking Furosemide

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 50%

Most commonly reported side effects

Urinary frequency
1 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  20 mg daily 40 mg daily 120 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Furosemide

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
1 50%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 50%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 50%

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Report created on March 19, 2010.