Furesis
Furesis tablets contain furosemide, which is a diuretic medicine that helps your body get rid of extra water, reducing swelling.
Form
tabletti
Strength
500 mg
Active Ingredient
Furosemide
Manufacturer
Orion Corporation
How to Use
Dosage
The typical dose for adults is ½ to 4 tablets (250–2000 mg) per day.
Method
Swallow the tablets whole or divided on an empty stomach, at least one hour before eating or two hours after eating. Drink with a glass of water or other liquid.
Important
The maximum recommended daily dose for adults is 4 tablets (2000 mg).
Possible Side Effects
COMMON
- •Dehydration (body drying out)
- •Electrolyte imbalances (low levels of potassium, magnesium, sodium, or calcium)
- •Acid-base imbalance (hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis)
RARE
- •Worsening blood sugar control
- •High uric acid in blood (hyperuricemia), gout
- •Changes in blood fat levels
- •Reduced blood volume, low blood pressure
- •Restlessness, dizziness, headache, sensory and visual disturbances
- •Hearing loss (sometimes permanent)
- •Heart rhythm disorders
- •Dry mouth, constant thirst, nausea, bowel problems, muscle cramps
- •Urination problems, urinary retention
- •Weakness, fatigue
- •Bone marrow dysfunction
- •Loss of white blood cells (leukopenia, agranulocytosis)
- •Reduced blood cell production (aplastic anemia)
- •Anemia due to premature breakdown of red blood cells (hemolytic anemia)
- •Loss of platelets
- •Ringing in the ears (tinnitus), hearing impairment
- •Vascular, kidney, or pancreatic inflammation, bile duct obstruction
- •Rashes, photosensitivity
- •Fever
Important Warnings
- Do not take if you are allergic to furosemide, sulfonamides (sulfa antibiotics), sulfonylureas (medicines for diabetes), or any other ingredient in this medicine.
- Do not take if your kidneys work normally.
- Do not take if you have severe liver failure that sometimes leads to hepatic coma (unconsciousness due to liver problems).
- Do not take if you have a fluid or salt imbalance in your body, such as dehydration or low sodium or potassium levels.
- Do not take if you cannot urinate or if urination stops for an unknown reason.
Use in Elderly Patients
Category A
Suitable for older adults. Consider possibility of orthostatic hypotension and electrolyte disturbances. (updated 19.5.2025)