Furosemide

🧮 Dose calculator

Edema · Regimen source: FDA Furosemide solution · Dosage and Administration, Adults

• • If needed raise by 20 or 40 mg, not sooner than 6–8 h. Effective dose once or twice daily (e.g. 8 am and 2 pm). Up to 600 mg/day only in severe edema. FDA Furosemide solution · Dosage and Administration, Adults

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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 solution · 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 solution · 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 solution · Pediatric Use

  “In premature infants furosemide may precipitate nephrocalcinosis/nephrolithiasis.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

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