Furosemide

Definition

A sulfamoylanthranilic acid derivative, also known as frusemide, and potent loop diuretic. Furosemide is widely used to treat hypertension and edema. This agent is highly bound to albumin and is largely excreted unchanged in the urine.

NCIT:C515 · NCI Thesaurus OBO Edition · CC BY 4.0

Also known as FRS, FUROSEMIDE, Lasix, LB 502, LB-502, SK-Furosemide — per NCIT

Also identified as

ATC C03CA per NCIT
ATC C03CB per NCIT
NCIT NCIT:C515 per NCIT

Indications

Disease	Relation	Source
Acute kidney injury	may treat	MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Chronic kidney disease	may treat	MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Cirrhosis	may treat	MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Heart failure	may treat	MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Hypertensive disorder	may treat	MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Nephrotic syndrome	may treat	MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)
Pulmonary edema	may treat	MEDRT · Public domain (U.S. Government work)

Organ Effects

Organ	Side effect / interaction	Source
Adult mammalian kidney	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Alimentary part of gastrointestinal system	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Cardiovascular system	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Genitourinary system	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Heart	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Liver	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Lungs	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Renal system	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0
Respiratory system	may treat a disease of this organ	DERIVED · CC BY 4.0

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