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Also known as dihydroflumethiazide, methforylthiazidine, 4-chloro-N-(2-furylmethyl)-5-sulfamoylanthranilic acid, 4-chloro-N-furfuryl-5-sulfamoylanthranilic acid, 2-furfurylamino-4-chloro-5-sulfamoylbenzoic acid, 4-chloro-5-sulfamoyl-N-furfuryl-anthranilic acid

Furosemide, sold under the brand name Lasix among others, is a loop diuretic medication used to treat edema due to heart failure, liver scarring, or kidney disease. Furosemide may also be used for the treatment of high blood pressure. It can be taken intravenously or orally. When given intravenously, furosemide typically takes effect within five minutes; when taken orally, it typically metabolizes within an hour.