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What side effect of tablet furosemide?

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Dr. John Hammes answered

Multiple: Furosemide is used to reduce salt/water in body and thus treat edema, heart failure or high bp. Chief side effects include low potassium levels, gout (from high uric acid level) and dehydration/volume depletion.

Answered 3/11/2018

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