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Torsemide
Torsemide (Demadex) is a 'water pill' used to reduce fluid retention (edema) and swelling caused by heart disease, liver disease and other conditions. It is also prescribed to patients with high blood pressure. Torsemide can cause potent diuretic effects, therefore it is important to keep a check on your body's electrolyte balances to avoid possible dehydration.
Fast Facts:
- Works by acting on the kidneys to increase the flow of urine.
- May cause a loss of potassium from your body
- Contraindicated in patients who are anuric.
- In studies conducted in the United States and Europe, discontinuation rates due to side effects were 3.0%
The Top 10 Resources on Torsemide
Selected by our Guides and Physician Review Team.
- Drugs.com: Torsemide
- MayoClinic: Torsemide (Oral Route)
- RocheUSA: Demadex (Torsemide)
- Lexi-Comp (via Merck): Torsemide: Drug Information
- ORGYN.com: Torsemide
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Latest Headlines on Torsemide
What is Torsemide?
- Healthwise (via Providence Health & Services): Torsemide Images, Description and Other Information
- eMEDTV: Demadex
- CernerMultum (via RevolutionHealth): Demadex (Torsemide)
- Healthline (via HealthSquare): Demadex (Torsemide) Drug Information
- Healthwise (via Yahoo! Health): Torsemide
What Are The Uses for Torsemide?
- RxList: Demadex (Torsemide) Indications & Dosage
- MedicineNet: Torsemide Uses
- DrugsDiary: Demadex Medication: Usage & Side Effects
- WebMD: Demadex (Torsemide) Oral Uses
- AllNutritionals: Torsemide (Systemic)
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Torsemide?
- RxList: Demadex (Torsemide) Side Effects & Drug Interactions
- MedicineNet: Torsemide Oral Side Effects and Precautions
- Cerner Multum, Inc. (via AOLbody): Torsemide: What Are The Possible Side Effects Of Torsemide
- Online-Family-Doctor: Demadex Medication - Uses & Side Effects
- MedlinePlus: Demadex: Side Effects
What are the Alternatives to Torsemide?
- OrganizedWisdom: Lasix (Furosemide)
- OrganizedWisdom: Bumex (Bumetanide)
- OrganizedWisdom: Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
- OrganizedWisdom: Zaroxolyn (Metolazone)
- OrganizedWisdom: Aldactone (Spironolactone)
- OrganizedWisdom: Midamor (Amiloride)
- OrganizedWisdom: Dyrenium (Triamterene)
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Torsemide?
- Health 911: Blood Pressure Remedies
- WebMD: Treating Hypertension 'Naturally'
- HealthNotes (via MedFinds): Nutritional Supplements and Herbs that May Be Helpful
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Torsemide
- CHFPatients.com: The Beat Goes On: Forum for Heart Failure
- YouTube: Diuretic Action in the Kidney
Clinical Trials for Torsemide
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Demadex (Torsemide) Studies
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials on Diuretics
Controversy and Lawsuits about Torsemide
- Pri-Med Patient Education Center: Diuretics as a First Choice?
- TheHeart.org (from WebMD): Critically Ill With Renal Failure Should Not Get Diuretics (November 2002)
Abuse of Torsemide
- WebMD: Demadex (Torsemide) Oral Overdose
- eMEDTV: Demadex Overdose: An Overview
- MedicineNet: Torsemide: Overdose
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Torsemide
- Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA): Articles about Torsemide
- PubMed Central: Torsemide Articles
- GoogleScholar: Recent Medical Articles on Demadex (Torsemide)
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: Pereza Thompson, RPhT/CPhT
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
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- Contributor: Pereza Thompson, RPhT/CPhT
- Reviewer: Tara
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Torsemide Uses, Torsemide uses, Torsemide Dosing, Torsemide dosing, Torsemide Warnings, Torsemide warnings, Torasemide, Torsamide
- Last update: Jul. 1, 2009
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