Torasemide

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Oedema, hypertension.

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Hypersensitivity. Renal failure with anuria, hepatic coma and pre-coma, hypotension, cardiac arrhythmias. Pregnancy and lactation.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Electrolyte imbalance, diabetes mellitus and hyperuricaemia.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Electrolyte disturbances e.g. hypokalaemia, dry mouth, headache, dizziness, hypotension, weakness loss of appetite, cramps,increased serum uric acid, metabolic alkalosis, tinitus and hearing loss.

Drug Category/Class

  • Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors
  • Sulfonamides, Plain
  • High-Ceiling Diuretics
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inhibitors
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C9 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C19 Inducers
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP2C8 Inducers
  • Diuretics
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Sulfonamides, plain
Prescribed For the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, renal disease, or hepatic disease. Also for the treatment of hypertension alon...
Weight :348.42
Structure Torasemide
Generic Drug Torasemide prescribed For the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, renal disease, or hepatic disease. Also for the treatment of hypertension alon...
Formula

C16H20N4O3S

Torasemide has 77 Brands listed


Demator (10 mg)Demator (20 mg)
Diurator (10 mg)Diurator (20 mg)
Diutor (10 mg)Diutor (100 mg)
Diutor (20 mg)Diutor (5 mg)
Dyamide (10 mg)Dyamide (20 mg)
Dyamide (5 mg)Dynamide (10 mg)
Dytor (10 mg)Dytor (100 mg)
Dytor (20 mg)Dytor (40 mg)
Dytor (5 mg)Dytor Tab (10 mg)
Dytro Kem (1000 mg)Dytro kem (2000 mg)
Dytro Kem (250 mg)Dytro Kem (500 mg)
Edemide 10Edemide 20
Edeto (10 mg)Edeto (100 mg)
Edeto (20 mg)Flofre (10 mg)
LHD (10 mg)LHD (20 mg)
LHD (40 mg)LHD (5 mg)
Metor (10 mg)Metor (5 mg)
Retorlix (10 mg)Retorlix (100 mg)
Retorlix (20 mg)Retorlix (5 mg)
Tide (10 mg)Tide (100 mg)
Tide (20 mg)Tide (5 mg)
Tide Inj (20 mg)Tomaris (10 mg)
Tomaris (5 mg)Tor (10 mg)
Tor (20 mg)Toresa (10 mg)
Toresa (20 mg)Torget (10 mg)
Torget (100 mg)Torget (20 mg)
Torget Tab (10 mg)Toride (10 mg)
Toride (100 mg)Toride (20 mg)
Torsemi (10 mg)Torsemi (20 mg)
Torsid (10 mg)Torsid (100 mg)
Torsid (20 mg)Torsid (5 mg)
Torsid Inj (10 mg)Torsikind (10 mg)
Torsinex (10 mg)Torsinex (100 mg)
Torsinex (20 mg)Torsinex Inj (10 mg)
Tosec (10 mg)Tosec (20 mg)
Uritor (10 mg)Uritor (20 mg)
Zator (10 mg)Zator (100 mg)
Zator (20 mg)Zator (5 mg)
Zator Inj (10 mg)

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