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Before you take Do not take Furosemide 500mg tablets

if you: • are allergic (hypersensitive) to furosemide, other sulfonamide related drugs or any of the other ingredients in Furosemide tablets (see section 6) • have severe kidney damage which has stopped them working properly and producing urine • have very low levels of potassium, sodium or other electrolytes in your blood or low blood volume (your doctor will be able to advise you) • are dehydrated • have low blood pressure • take potassium supplements or potassium sparing diuretics for high blood pressure (e.g. amiloride or spironolactone) • have liver cirrhosis (tiredness, weakness, water retention, feeling or being sick, loss of weight or appetite, yellowing skin or eyes, itch ) or liver encephalopathy (confusion, altered levels of consciousness and coma as a result of liver failure) • have Addison’s disease (low levels of corticosteroid hormones secreted) • have digitalis poisoning (feeling or being sick, high levels of potassium in the blood, slow, fast or irregular heart beats). • are breast-feeding Check with your doctor or pharmacist before taking Furosemide tablets if you have: • low blood volume (hypovolaemia) or are at risk of developing low blood pressure • low levels of protein in the blood (hypoproteinaemia) as a result of kidney damage • liver congestion (slowed blood flow through the vessels) or other liver problems • kidney problems • or may have diabetes. If you are taking insulin, your doctor may need to adjust your insulin dosage • are elderly, if you are on other medications which can cause the drop of blood pressure and if you have other medical conditions that are risks for the drop of blood pressure • prostate trouble or difficulty passing urine • or have had gout • have an abnormal blood condition • are about to undergo any blood or urine tests Your doctor will want to monitor you, and may take blood for testing while you are taking this medicine. Taking other medicines Please tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription. Especially: • drugs to lower blood pressure, such as ACE inhibitors, renin inhibitors, alpha blockers, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, phenothiazines • drugs to treat mental illness (e.g. pimozide, amisulpride, sertindole) • drugs for arrhythmias (e.g. sotalol, amiodarone, flecanide) • digoxin for your heart • moxisylte for Raynaud’s syndrome • nitrates (for angina) • lithium for depression or mania • sucralfate for stomach ulcers • colestyramine or colestipol for high cholesterol • non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) e.g. ibuprofen or naproxen • aspirin for pain • antibiotics for infections that affect your kidneys or ears (e.g. cefaclor, colistin, gentamicin, vancomycin) • amphoterecin (to treat fungal infections) • chloral hydrate (to treat insomnia) • antidepressants (e.g. monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)) • medicines to control diabetes such as insulin or tablets • antiepileptics e.g. phenytoin or carbamazepine • corticosteroids or antihistamines (to treat allergic reactions) • drugs for ADHD • drugs treating cancer e.g. aldesleukin • levodopa (for Parkinson’s disease) • oral contraceptives • alprostadil for erectile dysfunction • certain treatments for asthma such as theophylline or salbutamol • probenecid to prevent gout • laxatives used over a long period of time • medicines or foods containing liquorice • if you are about to undergo a procedure where curariform muscle relaxants (e.g. vercuronium) or anaesthetics may be used, tell your anaesthetist/dentist or healthcare professional Furosemide and alcohol You should avoid drinking alcohol while taking Furosemide tablets as this may lower your blood pressure further. 50970662 BBBA5260 Continued top of next column Pregnancy and breast-feeding Speak to your doctor before you take Furosemide tablets if you are pregnant, thinking of getting pregnant, or breast-feeding. Driving and using machines Do not drive or operate machinery if you feel less alert after taking Furosemide tablets. Important information about some of the ingredients in Furosemide tablets Your medicine contains lactose; do not take Furosemide tablets if you have been told by your doctor that you have an intolerance to a sugar