Redema 20 mg+50 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 6.02 (3 x 10: ৳ 180.60)
Strip Price: ৳ 60.20
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Furosemide spironolactone |
| Company | Rangs pharmaceuticals ltd |
| Also available as |
Indications
- Essential hypertension
- Chronic congestive heart failure
- Hepatic cirrhosis with ascites
- Swelling due to excess fluid retention
- Hyperaldosteronism
- Resistant edema
Pharmacology
- Complementary mechanisms of action
- Loop diuretic action
- Potassium-sparing diuretic action
- Inhibition of Na+/K+/2Cl- co-transporter
- Aldosterone antagonism
Dosage and administration
- Dosage for Furosemide 20 and spironolactone 50 mg
- Dosage for Furosemide 40 and spironolactone 50 mg
- Usage in children
- Elderly excretion
Interaction
- Interaction with ACE inhibitors
- Risk of hyperkalemia
- Increased levels of cardiac glycosides
- Potential for digitalis toxicity
- Hypokalemia risk with corticosteroids
- Reduced diuretic effects with NSAIDs
- Increased ototoxicity with aminoglycoside antibiotics
- Reduction in natriuretic effect with sucralfate
Contraindications
- Anuria
- Acute renal insufficiency
- Severe impairment of renal function
- Hyperkalemia
- Addison's disease
- Hypersensitivity to components
Side effects
- Headache
- Drowsiness
- Gastrointestinal distress
- Ataxia
- Mental confusion
- Skin rashes
- Gynaecomastia
- Breast enlargement
- Endocrine disorders
- Increase in blood-urea-nitrogen concentrations
- Mild acidosis
- Hyponatremia
- Excessive diuresis
- Dehydration
- Reduction in blood volume
- Cardiac arrhythmias
Pregnancy and lactation
- Potential hazards during pregnancy
- Fetal abnormalities
- Excretion in breast milk
Precautions and warnings
- Electrolyte deficiency
- Diabetes caution
- Enlarged prostate caution
- Hypotension caution
- Hypovolemia caution
Therapeutic class
- Potassium-sparing diuretics
- Aldosterone antagonists
Storage conditions
- Temperature control
- Protection from light and moisture
- Keep out of reach of children