Torasemid

Generic name
Torasemid
Brand name
ATC Code
C03CA04
Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information is present at this moment.

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Maintenance of residual diuresis in severe renal failure
  • Oral
    • 12 years up to 18 years
      • Initial dose: 50 mg/dose in 1 dose
      • Maintenance dose: 50 - 100 mg/dose in 1 dose. Max: 200 mg/dose.
    • 12 years up to 18 years
      [1]
      • Initial dose: 50 mg/dose in 1 dose
      • Maintenance dose: 50 - 100 mg/dose in 1 dose. Max: 200 mg/dose.
Cardiac edema and/or effusions due to heart failure
  • Oral
    • 12 years up to 18 years
      [2]
      • Initial dose: 5 mg/dose in 1 dose
      • Maintenance dose: 5 - 10 mg/dose in 1 dose. Max: 20 mg/dose.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

No information available on dose adjustment in renal impairment.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications

No information available on specific contra indications in children.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions

No information available on specific warnings and precautions in children.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

HIGH-CEILING DIURETICS

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Sulfonamides, plain
C03CA02
C03CA01
Aryloxyacetic acid derivatives
C03CC01

References

  1. Hexal AG, SmPC, Torasemid HEXAL® 50/100/200 mg Tabletten (58015.04.00), 11/2014
  2. MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, SmPC, Unat® RR/Cor 2,5/5/10 mg Tabletten (9857.00.00), 12/2016

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


Overdose