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Furosemide / Frusemide / Lasix / Fruseure / Rasix / Facemed / Ridema / laxabulk

FUROSEMIDE

Category

Diuretics

Action

Na+, K+, 2cl- contransport inhibitors at thick ascending loop - prevent reabsorption 

Indication

Pulmonary edema

Acute renal failure

Hyper kalemia

Hyper tension

Dose

Dogs- 2-4 mg/kg q1 1-6 hrs I/V I/M S/C 

cat- 0.5-2 mg/kg q 8 hrs

 

Contraindications

Not use along with aminoglycosisdes

Adverse Effects

Nephrotoxicity & ototoxity when used with aminiglycosides

Increase azotemia when used with NSAIDs and ACE

 

Availability

Injection  Ridema (VETOQUINOL10ml vials (50mg/ml)

Injection Lasix-4ml (10mg/ml)

Tablet Lasix- 40mg

liquid laxabulk (VET MANKIND) - 150 ml (each 5 ml contains 1.25 ml liq paraffin + 3.75 ml milk of magnesia + 3.33mg sodium picosulphate)

Amp Fruseure 2ml

Amp Rasix 2ml

Amp Facemed 2ml

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