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Below are Furosemide Injection (Furosemide) reviews, ratings, comments submitted by patients and caregivers. Based on a total of 1 ratings/reviews, Furosemide Injection has an overall score of 2. The effectiveness score is 2 and the side effect score is 10. The scores are on ten point scale: 10 - best, 1 - worst. This information is not vetted and should not be cosidered as clinical evidence. | | Furosemide Injection review by care giver of 90 year old female patient | | | Rating |
| Overall rating: | |   |
| Effectiveness: | | Ineffective |
| Side effects: | | No Side Effects | | |
Treatment Info |
| Condition / reason: | | CHF |
| Dosage & duration: | | varied (dosage frequency: as needed) for the period of 2 weeks |
| Other conditions: | | atrial fibrillation |
| Other drugs taken: | | heart medications, potassium | | |
Reported Results |
| Benefits: | | The IV form was effective in removing excess fluid. The oral form did not. |
| Side effects: | | The oral form did not remove the fluid. |
| Comments: | | Patient received IV form in hospital and fluid came off quickly and effectively. Oral form, which she was sent home on, did not work and she ended up back in the hospital within 24 hours. One of the doctors later admitted that there was something about the oral form that caused it to be ineffective in certain situations. |
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