BURINEX BUMETANIDE TABLETS 1MG (Pack of 100)

Category: Prescription Drug

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Burinex is a medicine which makes the kidneys produce more urine. It is effective for people who have swollen feet and ankles due to fluid which has built-up as a result of heart, liver or kidney disease. It is also used when there is too much fluid in the lungs.

Burinex belongs to a group of medicines called diuretics.

Your doctor may have prescribed Burinex for another reason. Ask your doctor why Burinex has been prescribed for you.

This medicine is available only with a doctor`s prescription.

There is no evidence that Burinex is addictive.

How to take it

The usual dose of Burinex is one tablet (1mg) every day, either in the morning or early evening.

However, your doctor may recommend a different dose for you. Follow your doctor`s instructions or the instructions printed on the pharmacist`s label.

If you forget to take it

If you forget to take a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If your next dose is due in less than four hours, or it is near your bedtime, wait and take the next dose at the usual time.

If you have any questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

Overdose

Telephone your doctor or the Poisons Information Centre (13 11 26), or go to accident and emergency at your nearest hospital immediately if you think that you or anyone else may have taken too much Burinex even if there are no signs of discomfort or poisoning.

Urgent medical attention may be needed.

If you take too much Burinex you may pass too much urine, have a dry mouth, feel thirsty, weak, tired, dizzy and confused. You may also have loss of appetite, cramps and vomiting.

The treatment is to replace water and salts that have passed into the urine.

Ingredients

Each Burinex tablet contains bumetanide 1 mg as the active ingredient and also contains:

• starch
• lactose
• coloidal silica
• Vinyl Acetate Copolymer
• Polysorbate 80 (E433)
• agar (E406)
• magnesium stearate (E572)
• purified talc (E553(b))

It does not contain gluten, tartrazine or any other azo dye.