BUMETANIDE

(byoo MET a nide) Brand: Bumex

What is the most significant information I must know about bumetanide?

• You must not use bumetanide if you are allergic to it, if you are unable to urinate, if you have severe kidney or liver malady, or if you are severely dehydrated.

• Till you take bumetanide, speak your doctor if you have kidney or liver malady, gout, diabetes, or an allergy to sulfa drugs.

• To be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects, your blood may need to be tested often. Your kidney or liver function may also need to be tested. Visit your doctor regularly.

• Bumetanide will create you urinate more often and you may get dehydrated easily. Follow your doctor's instructions about using potassium supplements or getting satis salt and potassium in your diet.

• Avoid becoming dehydrated. Follow your doctor's instructions about the type and amount of liquids you must drink while you are taking bumetanide.

• There are much another drugs that can interact with bumetanide (including some over-the-counter medicines). Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor. Hold a list of all your medicines and show it to any healthcare provider who treats you.

What is bumetanide?

• Bumetanide is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too many salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your urine.

• Bumetanide treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, liver malady, or a kidney mess such as nephrotic syndrome.

• Bumetanide may also be used for another purposes not listed in this medicine guide.

What must I discuss with my healthcare provider till taking bumetanide?

• You must not use bumetanide if you are allergic to it, or if you have:

· severe kidney malady or are unable to urinate;

· severe liver malady; or

· if you are severely dehydrated.

• If you have any of these another conditions, you may need a doze adjustment or particular tests:

· kidney disease;

· liver disease;

· a history of heart rhythm disorder;

· gout;

· diabetes; or

· an allergy to sulfa drugs.

• FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether bumetanide will harm an unborn child. Speak your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while using this medication.

• It is not known whether bumetanide passes into breast milk or if it could harm a nursing child. You must not breast-feed while taking bumetanide.

How must I take bumetanide?

• Take exactly as predesigned by your doctor. Do not take in larger or less amounts or for longer than recommended. Follow the directions on your prescription label.

• Your doctor may occasionally change your doze to create certain you get the excellent results.

• Conditions that may reason very low blood pressure include: vomiting, diarrhea, hard sweating, heart malady, dialysis, a low-salt diet, or taking diuretics (water pills). Follow your doctor's instructions about the type and amount of liquids you must drink while taking bumetanide. Speak your doctor if you have a prolonged diseases that causes diarrhea or vomiting.

• To be certain this medicine is not causing deleterious effects, your blood may need to be tested often. Your kidney or liver function may also need to be tested. Visit your doctor regularly.

• Store this medicine at room temperature away from heat, easy, and moisture.

What happens if I miss a dose?

• Bumetanide is sometimes used only once, so you may not be on a dosing schedule. If you are using the medicine regularly, take the missed doze as soon as you remember. Skip the missed doze if it is nearly time for your following scheduled doze. Do not take extra medication to create up the missed dose.

What happens if I overdose?

• Search abnormal medical attention or call the Poison Help line at 1-800-222-1222.

• Overdose symptoms may include extreme dizziness or weakness, confusion, loss of appetite, stomach cramps, and vomiting.

What must I avoid while taking bumetanide?

• Avoid becoming dehydrated. Follow your doctor's instructions about the type and amount of liquids you must drink while you are taking bumetanide.

What are the possible side effects of bumetanide

• Get abnormal medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your person, lips, tongue, or throat.

• Stop using bumetanide and call your doctor at once if you have a serious side effect such as:

· feeling like you might pass out;

· low potassium (confusion, uneven heart course, extreme thirst, heighten urination, leg discomfort, muscle weakness or limp feeling);

· headache, trouble concentrating, memory problems, weakness, loss of appetite, feeling unsteady, hallucinations, seizure, shallow breathing or breathing that stops;

· light bruising, unusual bleeding (nose, mouth, vagina, or rectum), purple or red pinpoint spots under your skin;

· fever, sore throat, and headache with a severe blistering, peeling, and red skin rash; or

· hearing problems.

• Smaller serious side effects may include:

· mild muscle pain;

· dizziness;

· headache;

· stomach pain, mild nausea; or

· mild itching or skin rash.

• This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may message side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What another drugs will affect bumetanide?

• Although bumetanide is used in people with kidney malady, this medicine can harm the kidneys if your condition gets worse. This effect is heighten when you also use another medicines deleterious to the kidneys (including some over-the-counter medicines). You may need doze adjustments or particular trials if you have recently used:

· medicines to treat a bowel disorder;

· medicine to prevent organ transplant rejection;

· antiviral medications;

· chemotherapy;

· pain or arthritis medicines; or

· any injected antibiotics.

• Speak your doctor about all another medicines you use, especially:

· lithium (Lithobid);

· digoxin (Lanoxin);

· probenecid (Benemid);

· indomethacin or another NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), diclofenac (Cataflam, Voltaren), etodolac (Lodine), meloxicam (Mobic), nabumetone (Relafen), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn), piroxicam (Feldene), and others;

· blood pressure medicine; or

· any another diuretic.

• This list is not complete and there are much another drugs that can interact with bumetanide. Speak your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal commodity. Do not start a new medicine without telling your doctor. Hold a list of all your medicines and show it to any healthcare provider who treats you.

Where can I get more information?

• Your pharmacist can provide more information about bumetanide.

Remember, hold this and all another medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medicine only for the indication prescribed.

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