"Lasix is associated with very high variability in terms of absorption, so torsemide and bumetanide should be considered in patients who have a poor response," said Dr.
"Lasix is associated with very high variability in terms of absorption, so torsemide and bumetanide should be considered in patients who have a poor response," said Paul McKie, MD, MPH, a cardiologist and internist with Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.
* Diuretic drugs, such as furosemide (Lasix[R]), bumetanide (Bumex[R]) or torsemide (Demadex[R]), as well as medications known as aldosterone receptor antagonists--examples include eplerenone (Inspra[R]) and spironolactone (Aldactone[R])--which remove excess fluid.
The recalled lot of 400mg tablets in UD blister cards could contain 20mg tablets of Torsemide, a prescription drug used to treat edema and hypertension.
Mannitol is the most common drug used in the management of cerebral edema in stroke (34.93%), followed by furosemide (26.5%), corticosteroids (8.46%), glycerol (7.23%), and others including torsemide or aldactone (10.84%) (Figure 1).
Second most frequently used anti-hypertensives were p blockers (24.78%) of which Metoprolol and Atenolol was prescribed in 44 and 13 patients respectively; Diuretics prescribed in 23.50% of case records included Torsemide, Furosemide, Metolazone in 28, 15 and 12 patients respectively.
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