Furosemide
- TRADE NAME: Apo-Furosemide; Discoid; Dryptal; Edenol; Frusid; Furorese; Furoside; Fusid; Henexal; Lasilix; Lasix (Sanofi-Aventis); Novo-Semide; Urex; Uritol
- INDICATIONS: Edema
- CLASS: Diuretic, loop
- HALF-LIFE: 0.5–1 hour
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Acemetacin, Aliskiren, Amikacin, Amyl Nitrite, Celecoxib, Diclofenac, Digoxin, Flurbiprofen, Gentamicin, Hydrocortisone, Kanamycin, Mivacurium, Neomycin, Piroxicam, Probenecid, Streptomycin, Tobramycin, Tolmetin
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: C
Furosemide is a sulfonamide and can be absorbed systemically. Sulfonamides can produce severe, possibly fatal, reactions such as toxic epidermal necrolysis and Stevens-Johnson syndrome
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SKIN
MUCOSAL
CARDIOVASCULAR
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC
RENAL
OTIC
OCULAR
LOCAL
OTHER
Symbol key
Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Seriousness
- Hospitalization possible
- Life Threatening
- Fatal
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric