Furosemide Injection
Important information about your medicine
- Your doctor or nurse will give you the injection
- If this injection causes you any problems talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist
- Please tell your doctor or pharmacist, if you have any other medical conditions or have an allergy to any of the ingredients of this medicine
- Please tell your doctor or pharmacist, if you are taking any other medicines
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine. In some circumstances this may not be possible and this leaflet will be kept in a safe place should you wish to read it.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again- If you have any further questions, please ask your doctor or your pharmacist.
- This medicine has been prescribed for you personally and you should not pass it on to others. It may harm them, even if their symptoms are the same as yours.
Where to find information in this leaflet
- 1. What Furosemide Injection is and what it is used for
- 2. Before you are given Furosemide Injection
- 3. How to use Furosemide Injection
- 4. Possible side effects
- 5. Storing Furosemide Injection
- 6. Further information
What Furosemide Injection is and what it is used for
Furosemide Injection is a powerful, quick acting diuretic which causes the body to increase the production of urine. It is used to:
- remove large amounts of fluid that has accumulated in the tissues and lungs (oedema)
- treat high blood pressure in emergencies
- increase the production of urine in kidney failure
Before you are given Furosemide Injection
You should NOT be given Furosemide Injection if you:
- Are sensitive or allergic to Furosemide Injection or any of the other ingredients in this injection. If you are allergic to a group of drugs called sulphonamides (e.g. Co-Trimoxazole) you may also be allergic to this injection.
- You are dehydrated, your blood volume is low (you may feel dizzy, faint or have pale skin) or you are unable to pass urine.
- You have low levels of potassium or sodium or an imbalance of chemicals in your blood.
- You have liver cirrhosis that is affecting your consciousness.
- You previously received certain medicines that have damaged your kidneys.
Please tell your doctor or nurse before being given the injection if you have:
- You have hypotension (low blood pressure)
- You have (or potentially may have) diabetes
- You have gout
- You have (or have had) any problems with your liver or kidneys
- You have difficulty in passing water, for example because of a large prostate gland
Using other medicines:
Please tell your doctor or nurse if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. This is especially important with the following medicines as they may interact with your Furosemide Injection:
- medicines to help your heart beat (e.g. digoxin)
- medicines to help your heart beat regularly (e.g. amiodarone)
- medicines to lower your blood pressure particularly medicines known as ACE inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor antagonists
lithium
- medicines used to treat pain or inflammation (e.g. indometacin, ketorolac, acetylsalicylic acid)
antibiotics
cisplatin
methotrexate
ciclosporin
- medicines to treat epilepsy e.g. phenytoin, carbamazepine
corticosteroids
chloral hydrate or triclofos- medicines to relax your muscles
Pregnancy or breast feeding:
Please tell your doctor or nurse before being given this injection if you are pregnant or breast feeding. The doctor will then decide if the injection is suitable for you.
Driving and using machines:
You should not drive or use machinery if you are affected by the administration of Furosemide Injection.
How to use Furosemide Injection
Your nurse or doctor will give you the injection.
Your doctor will decide the correct dosage for you and how and when the injection will be given.
Since the injection will be given to you by a doctor or nurse, it is unlikely that you will be given too much. If you think you have been given too much, you must tell the person giving you the injection.
During treatment with Furosemide Injection, your doctor may want you to have blood tests to show if the chemicals and fluids in your body are balanced.
If Furosemide injection is given to a premature infant then the doctor will monitor the infant’s kidneys to ensure that the Furosemide injection is not causing any problems.
Possible side effects
Like all medicines, Furosemide Injection can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
- allergic reactions such as rash, itching, difficulty breathing or swelling of the face or lips
- feeling sick, diarrhoea
blurred vision, headache
skin rashes, including blistering and sensitivity/over reacting to sunlight- muscle spasms or cramps caused by chemical imbalances in the blood and body fluids
- hearing problems (such as deafness or ringing in the ears)
- aching or swollen joints (gout)
- high blood sugar, sugar in the urine
- low blood pressure which may cause dizziness when standing up
- Inflammation of the pancreas, kidneys or blood vessels
- deposits of calcium in the kidneys
- changes in the blood which may cause increased bleeding or bruising, or make you more likely to catch infections
- increased levels of cholesterol or triglycerides in the blood.
- changes in the rhythm of your heart.
- greater difficulties for patients with existing problems in passing urine (e.g. enlarged prostate).
If you think this injection is causing you any problems, or you are at all worried, talk to your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.
Storing Furosemide Injection
Your injection will be stored at less than 25°C and protected from light. The nurse or doctor will check that the injection is not past its expiry date before giving you the injection.
Further information
What Furosemide Injection contains:
This injection contains the active ingredient furosemide. Each 1 ml of solution contains 10 mg furosemide in a sterile solution for injection.
This injection contains the following inactive ingredients: sodium chloride, sodium hydroxide and sterile water for injections.
This injection contains a maximum of 4 mg of sodium per ml. To be taken into consideration by patients on a controlled sodium diet.
What Furosemide Injection looks like and contents of the pack:
Furosemide Injection is supplied in 2 ml, 5 ml and 25 ml amber glass ampoules. The injection is supplied in cartons of 10 ampoules. Not all ampoule sizes may be marketed.
The marketing authorisation number of this medicine is: PL 01502/0032
Marketing Authorisation Holder:
Manufacturer:
For any information about this medicine, please contact the Marketing Authorisation Holder
This leaflet was last approved 19.08.2008
44174/20/09
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