Some commonly prescribed photosensitizing drugs increase skin cancer risk, according to a study published online March 18 in ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmD Many medications are available to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

People with heart failure have long been advised to limit the amount of fluids they consume each day to help reduce ...

Intravenous diuretic therapy is the current standard of care for hypervolemic heart failure, but loop diuretics decrease in effectiveness with repeated use. In addition, several studies have ...

Over time, the retention of sodium leads to crackles, peripheral edema, hepatomegaly with ascites, increased blood volume, and increased cardiac filling pressures. Although diuretics do not ...

People with heart failure have long been advised to limit the amount of fluids they consume each day to help reduce congestion, or the buildup of fluid in the lungs and extremities, but that advice ...

Future Cardiol. 2012;8(5):707-728. These data come from reports of ototoxicity of 6.4% with furosemide compared with 1 and <1% for bumetanide and torsemide, respectively. [38] Acute kidney failure ...

In FINEARTS-HF, there were 1,250 patients who required oral diuretic intensification in an outpatient clinic, 664 who experienced a first HF hospitalization, and 87 who needed an urgent HF visit for ...

Researchers of a Swedish study advise physicians to consult with their patients about these risks and take extra precautions, ...

Bumetanide 0.25mg/mL; contains benzyl alcohol. Bumetanide, a loop diuretic, inhibits sodium reabsorption in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle, as shown by marked reduction of free-water ...

There are essentially three kinds of diuretics that are used to treat hypertension, including Thiazide, Loop, and Potassium sparing. While some medicines combine one or more types of diuretics ...