Torsemide Pharmacology
Torsemide
Torsemide increase local prostaglandin synthesis and increases systemic venous capacitance and decreases left ventricular filling pressure. This causes relief in left ventricular failure and pulmonary edema. It causes renal and peripheral vasodilatation and decrease in peripheral resistance.
Distribution: It is widely distributed in the body in protein bound form.
Metabolism: Torsemide undergoes metabolism in the liver and forms both active and inactive metabolites.
Excretion: Drug and its metabolites are excreted mainly in the urine
2. Altered electrolyte balance
3. Diarrhoea
4. Constipation
5. Dizziness
6. Headache
7. Rhinitis
8. Asthenia
9. ECG Abnormality
10. Increased cough
11. Nausea
12. Arthralgia
13. Dyspepsia
14. Sore Throat
15. Myalgia
16. Chest Pain
17. Insomnia
18. Edema
19. Nervousness
20. Ototoxicity
2. Patient with anuria
NEONATES : Contraindicated
2. Hypertension
3. Heart failure
Aminoglycoside antibiotics: Frusemide increases potential for ototoxicity.
Cisplatin: Frusemide increases potential for ototoxicity.
Digitalis glycosides: Diuretics induced potassium loss may precipitate digitalis toxicity, increased frequency of cardiac arrhythmias.
NSAIDs: Effect of frusemide reduced.
Lithium: Therapeutic and toxic effects of lithium increased.
Metolazone: Profound diuresis and greater than predicted electrolyte loss related to the ability of metolazone to block proximal tubular sodium reabsorption useful in patients refractory to frusemide.
Non-depolarizing muscle relaxants: Action of succinylcholine & tubocurarine potentiated by low doses reversed by high doses.
Food: Efficacy reduced when administered with food.
Propranolol: Plasma propranolol level may be increased.
Clofibrate: Increased diuretic responses.
Hydantoins: May decrease the diuretic effects.
Oral:
As diuretic
1. In heart failure: 10 - 20 mg once daily if sufficient therapeutic response is not obtained then increases the dose until response is obtained up to 200 mg/ day.
2. In chronic renal failure: 20 mg once daily if sufficient therapeutic response is not obtained then increases the dose until response is obtained up to 200 mg/ day.
3. In hepatic cirrhosis: 5 - 10 mg once daily with potassium sparing antagonist if sufficient therapeutic response is not obtained then increases the dose until response is obtained up to 40 mg/ day.
Intravenous: Same as oral dose
Hypertension: 5 mg / day if needed dose can be gradually increased to 10mg
Children: Not recommended
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Torsemide is a generic medicine name and there are several brands available for it. Some of the brands for torsemide might be better known than torsemide itself. If the pharmacy that's willing to deliver medicines to your home doesn't have torsemide in stock, you can ask for one of the branded alternatives for torsemide.
