Products Description

 

Product name

Fusimide

Composition

 

Each ampoule 4 ml contains : Furosemide   40 mg

Each tablet contains:  Furosemide   40 mg

 

 Indications

 

Fusimide is used in the treatment of :

- All types of cardiac oedema as a supportive therapy to cardiac glucosides.

- Plumonary oedema, cerebral oedema and renal oedema.

- Ascites due to liver cirrhosis, mechanical obstruction or congestive heart failure.

- Peripheral oedema due to congestive heart failure, obstruction or changes in the walls of the veins.

- Oedema accompanying pregnancy in the last trimester.

- Premenstrual syndrome.

- Toxaemia of pregnancy.

- Hypertension of mild and moderate degree.

- In association with antihypertensive therapy in severe hypertension.

- Oedema due to burns.

 

Dosage & Administration

 

Tablets :

40 mg once daily by mouth, adjusted as necessary according to response. 80 mg or more may be required once or twice daily, or intermittently.

Injections:

In emergency or when oral therapy can't be given, 20 – 50 mg of furosemide may be administered by i.m. or slow i.v. injection. If doses greater than 50 mg, the rate of i.v. injection is not more than 4 mg / minute either direct i.v. or by infusion.

Children: Oral dose: 1-3 mg/ kg body-weight daily up to a maximum of 40 mg daily.

Injections: 0.5 – 1.5 mg/ kg daily up to a maximum of 20 mg daily.

- Hypertension :
Tablets : 40 – 80 mg daily, either alone or in conjunction with other antihypertensive

 

Presentation

 

Pack of 5 ampoules.

Pack of 20 tablets
 

 

 

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