Furetic/Furetic-S Dosage/Direction for Use

Furetic tablet: Dosage in adults: Edema: 20 to 80 mg/day as a single dose. If response is not satisfactory, increase by increments of 20 or 40 mg, no sooner than 6 to 8 hours after previous dose, this dose should then by given once or twice daily (eg. at 8 am and 2 pm). Dosage may be titrated up to 600 mg/day in patients with severe edema.
Hypertension: 40 mg twice a day; adjust according to response. If the patient does not respond, add other antihypertensive agents.
Dosage in children: Edema: Initial dose of 2 mg/kg single dose. If the therapeutic effect is not achieved, the dose can be titrating up to 1-2 mg/kg every 6-8 hours to a maximum dose of 6 mg/kg. The usual given dose is 4 mg/kg once or twice daily.
Hypertension: Initial dose of 0.5-2 mg/kg once or twice daily. The maximum dose is 6 mg/kg/day.
Dosage in patients with impaired renal function: Patients with impaired renal function: Initial dose is 80 mg/day; the dose can be increased up to 80-120 mg/day until the desired effect is achieved. When the immediate diuresis is needed, the dose of 320-400 mg/day is recommended.
Chronic renal failure: Initial oral doses 250 mg, increase dose, if necessary in steps of 250 mg every 4-6 hour. Dose adjustments should be made according to the patient's response. Dosage may be titrated up to 1500 mg/24 hour.
Furetic injection: Preparation for IV injection: Dilute FURETIC INJECTION in compatible solution for injection; such as, sodium chloride injection, lactated Ringer's injection or dextrose 5% injection. Adjust the pH above 5.5.
The drug should be slowly infused over 1-2 minutes.
Do not used if solution is discolored.
Dosage in adults: Edema: The usual dose is 20-40 mg administered by IM or IV. For IV injection of Furosemide should be given slowly over 1-2 minutes. If do not respond to the initial dose of Furosemide may be increased in 20 mg increments and given not more often than every 2 hours until the desired therapeutic effect is achieved.
Hypertensive crises: 40-80 mg IV over 1-2 minutes (administer with other anti-hypertensive agents).
Pulmonary edema: 40 mg injected slowly IV over 1-2 minutes, if the initial dose does not achieved the desired effect within 1 hour, the dose may be increased to 80 mg injected slowly IV over 1-2 minutes. If necessary, may be administered with digitalis, oxygen.
Dosage in children: Initial dose is 1 mg/kg slowly IM or IV; if the therapeutic effect does not achieved, increased the dose by 1 mg/kg at intervals of 6-12 hours until the desired therapeutic effect is achieved.
Maximum dose: 6 mg/kg.
Dosage in patients with impaired renal function: Initial dose is 100 mg-2 g at 2-24 hour intervals until the desired effect was attained.
The maximum IV dose is 6 g daily.