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Furosemide is a loop diuretic that clears excess water and salt, used for fluid retention and high blood pressure, available here as 40mg and 100mg tablets.
Furosemide
40/100mg
Furosemide tablets in 40mg and 100mg strengths, a loop diuretic that clears excess fluid and lowers blood pressure, sold in packs of 60 to 360.
Furosemide is a loop diuretic, a water pill that acts on the kidney's filtering loop. It blocks sodium and chloride from being reabsorbed there, so more of both leaves the body in the urine, and water follows. That is what makes it useful when fluid has collected in the tissues — the swelling known as oedema (fluid held in the body's tissues) — and when blood pressure needs bringing down. Swollen legs and ankles, and fluid on the lungs, are the two situations it is reached for most. It holds the fluid build-up in check rather than curing whatever is causing it, so it is usually taken long term.
Furosemide and Lasix both contain furosemide, and both are sold as 40mg and 100mg tablets. Lasix is the brand name the ingredient is known by; the other product carries the ingredient name on the box. There is no liquid or injectable in this range, so the choice comes down to brand name, strength and pack size. Both belong to the heart and blood pressure category.
The medicine's work shows up as more trips to the toilet, so the timing of the dose matters as much as the dose itself. Doses come once or twice a day: every day, or only on certain days of the week, when fluid retention is the reason; at a regular time each day when blood pressure is the reason. A morning dose suits most people better than an evening one that has them up in the night. The first days can bring a light-headed feeling on standing, so getting up from a chair or bed in two stages helps. Alcohol makes that unsteadiness more likely.
Thirst, dry mouth, headache, blurred vision, constipation or diarrhoea and muscle cramps are the ones people notice most. Cramps, weakness and unusual tiredness can be signs that potassium and sodium have fallen, which is the main change furosemide makes beyond fluid loss; a low potassium level matters more if digoxin is also being taken. Ringing in the ears or any change in hearing is uncommon but worth acting on. Skin can burn more easily in strong sun. Hives, swollen lips or throat, or struggling to breathe after a dose means an allergic reaction, and that is an emergency.
Anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen, naproxen and aspirin can work against furosemide and are hard on the kidneys alongside it. Sucralfate, used for stomach ulcers, should be taken two hours before or after the furosemide dose. Other medicines for blood pressure can add to the drop in pressure. Leave the tablets in the pack they came in until each one is needed.
Furosemide can be ordered online with delivery to Hong Kong. The range covers Furosemide tablets and generic Lasix tablets, both in 40mg and 100mg. Tracked courier delivery takes 5 to 9 business days and comes with online tracking.
It depends on the product, strength and pack size. Each of the two furosemide products listed here shows its current prices in HKD or the currency you select.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order furosemide. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Lasix is a brand name of furosemide. Here, furosemide can be bought online as generic Lasix and furosemide tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
They are the same medicine. Lasix is a brand name and furosemide the ingredient behind it, so the active content of the two products is identical and only the name on the pack changes. Both are offered in 40mg and 100mg tablets.
Alcohol adds to the light-headedness furosemide can cause, especially the head-rush when you stand up quickly, and it can push blood pressure lower still. Keeping to a small amount, and rising slowly afterwards, makes a stumble less likely.
Ibuprofen, naproxen and similar anti-inflammatory painkillers can reduce how much water and salt furosemide clears, and the two together are harder on the kidneys. Aspirin belongs in the same group, so it is worth knowing which painkillers you are using before you order.
It can. Furosemide makes some people's skin more sensitive to sunlight, so burns arrive faster than usual. Covering up, wearing a hat and using sunscreen when you are outdoors in strong sunshine keeps that in check, and long spells of sunbathing are best avoided.
The number is how much furosemide is in each tablet — 40mg or 100mg. Both the plainly named tablets and the Lasix version are made in those two strengths, and each comes in more than one pack size, so strength and pack size together decide how long an order lasts.