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Furosemide is a potent diuretic with a rapid action. Like the other loop or high-ceiling diuretic it is used in the treatment of edema associated with heart failure, including pulmonary edema, and with renal and hepatic disorders and may be effective in patients unresponsive to thiazide diuretics. It is also used in high doses in the management of oliguria due to renal failure or insufficiency. Furosemide is also used in the treatment of hypertension either alone or other antihypertensives.
Furosemide inhibits the reabsorption of sodium and chloride ions from renal tubules. And commonly used in the treatment of various types of edema and acute pulmonary edema.
