Furosemide
loop diuretic
Third-party optionWhat this medicine is for
Furosemide belongs to the 'loop diuretic' category. Diuretics help the kidneys eliminate water and salt, which lowers blood pressure and relieves oedema.
In the case of Furosemide, this means: Strongly increases the elimination of water and salt (oedema, heart failure). It is generally taken over the long term, within regular monitoring, and is not stopped on your own initiative.
Under which brands it is found
In France, about 15 reimbursable presentations containing Furosemide are recorded. It is found under several brand names and as generics.
- Furosemide Accord
- Furosemide Arrow
- Furosemide Biogaran
- Furosemide Eg
- Furosemide Kalceks
- Furosemide Lavoisier
- Furosemide Renaudin
- Furosemide Sandoz
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Supplements to consider
None of our references covers Furosemide. What could be considered are 2 separate single-ingredient supplements, to be bought and taken each on its own.
Magnesium
Magnesium is a mineral involved in many enzymatic reactions. Supplements differ mainly by their salt: organic forms such as bisglycinate and citrate are better tolerated digestively and better absorbed than oxide.
Preferred form bisglycinate or citrate rather than oxide
Potassium
Potassium is an electrolyte mineral. As a supplement, potassium citrate is a well-tolerated and bioavailable form; the elemental potassium content per capsule remains moderate owing to regulatory limits.
Preferred form potassium citrate
Further reading
The literature on the nutrient
- Bioavailability of magnesium food supplements: A systematic review
- Magnesium and Human Health: Perspectives and Research Directions
- Magnesium Matters: A Comprehensive Review of Its Vital Role in Health and Diseases
- Potassium Intake and Blood Pressure: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
- Effect of increased potassium intake on cardiovascular risk factors and disease: systematic review and meta-analyses
These studies concern the nutrient itself, its role, its forms, its bioavailability. They do not concern this medicine and assert no link between it and a nutrient requirement.
Talk about it in the community
Others are on the same treatment and share their daily life: what they feel, their questions, the little routines they set up. You read lived experience here, not recommendations.
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