Bumetanidedrug info
bumetanide 1 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Bumetanide tablets, USP are indicated for the treatment of edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic and renal disease, including the nephrotic syndrome. Almost equal diuretic response occurs after oral and parenteral administration of bumetanide. Therefore, if impaired gastrointestinal absorption is suspected or oral administration is not practical, bumetanide should be given by the intramuscular or intravenous route. Successful treatment with bumetanide tablets, USP following instances of allergic reactions to furosemide suggests a lack of cross-sensitivity.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 8, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Bumetanide is a loop diuretic, available as scored tablets. Each tablet for oral administration contains 0.5 mg, 1 mg or 2 mg of bumetanide. In addition, each tablet contains the following inactive ingredients: anhydrous lactose, corn starch, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch (corn), talc, with the following dye systems: 0.5 mg- D&C yellow No. 10 aluminum lake, FD&C blue No. 1 aluminum lake and FD&C red No. 40 aluminum lake; 1 mg- D&C yellow No. 10 aluminum lake; 2 mg- synthetic black iron oxide, synthetic red iron oxide and synthetic yellow iron oxide. Chemically, bumetanide is 3-(butylamino)-4-phenoxy-5-sulfamoylbenzoic acid. It is a practically white powder having a calculated molecular weight of 364.42, and the following structural formula:
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective January 8, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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