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Dosage of Osemin in details

Osemin Dosage

Generic name: Osemin 20mg

Dosage form: tablet

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Edema

Therapy should be individualized according to patient response to gain maximal therapeutic response and to determine the minimal dose needed to maintain that response.

Adults -- The usual initial dose of Osemin is 20 to 80 mg given as a single dose. Ordinarily a prompt diuresis ensues. If needed, the same dose can be administered 6 to 8 hours later or the dose may be increased. The dose may be raised by 20 or 40 mg and given not sooner than 6 to 8 hours after the previous dose until the desired diuretic effect has been obtained. The individually determined single dose should then be given once or twice daily (eg, at 8 am and 2 pm). The dose of Osemin may be carefully titrated up to 600 mg/day in patients with clinically severe edematous states.

Edema may be most efficiently and safely mobilized by giving Osemin on 2 to 4 consecutive days each week.

When doses exceeding 80 mg/day are given for prolonged periods, careful clinical observation and laboratory monitoring are particularly advisable.

Geriatric patients -- In general, dose selection for the elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range.

Pediatric patients -- The usual initial dose of oral Osemin in pediatric patients is 2 mg/kg body weight, given as a single dose. If the diuretic response is not satisfactory after the initial dose, dosage may be increased by 1 or 2 mg/kg no sooner than 6 to 8 hours after the previous dose. Doses greater than 6 mg/kg body weight are not recommended. For maintenance therapy in pediatric patients, the dose should be adjusted to the minimum effective level.

Hypertension

Therapy should be individualized according to the patient’s response to gain maximal therapeutic response and to determine the minimal dose needed to maintain the therapeutic response.

Adults -- The usual initial dose of Osemin for hypertension is 80 mg, usually divided into 40 mg twice a day. Dosage should then be adjusted according to response. If response is not satisfactory, add other antihypertensive agents.

Changes in blood pressure must be carefully monitored when Osemin is used with other antihypertensive drugs, especially during initial therapy. To prevent excessive drop in blood pressure, the dosage of other agents should be reduced by at least 50% when Osemin is added to the regimen. As the blood pressure falls under the potentiating effect of Osemin, a further reduction in dosage or even discontinuation of other antihypertensive drugs may be necessary.

Geriatric patients -- In general, dose selection and dose adjustment for the elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range.

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Taking this medicine with alcohol or with other drugs that make you sleepy can worsen this effect. Ask your doctor before taking Osemin with a sleeping pill, narcotic pain medicine, muscle relaxer, or medicine for anxiety, depression, or seizures.

Osemin can harm your kidneys. This effect is increased when you also use certain other medicines, including: antivirals, chemotherapy, injected antibiotics, medicine for bowel disorders, medicine to prevent organ transplant rejection, injectable osteoporosis medication, and some pain or arthritis medicines (including aspirin, Tylenol, Advil, and Aleve).

Tell your doctor about all your current medicines and any you start or stop using, especially:

• chloral hydrate;

• digoxin, digitalis;

• lithium;

• phenytoin; or

• heart or blood pressure medicine.

This list is not complete. Other drugs may interact with Osemin, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal products. Not all possible interactions are listed in this medication guide.

Osemin interactions

Osemin may increase the ototoxic potential of aminoglycoside antibiotics, especially in the presence of impaired renal function. Except in life-threatening situations, avoid this combination.

Osemin should not be used concomitantly with ethacrynic acid because of the possibility of ototoxicity. Patients receiving high doses of salicylates concomitantly with Osemin, as in rheumatic disease, may experience salicylate toxicity at lower doses because of competitive renal excretory sites.

There is a risk of ototoxic effects if cisplatin and Osemin are given concomitantly. In addition, nephrotoxicity of nephrotoxic drugs such as cisplatin may be enhanced if Osemin is not given in lower doses and with positive fluid balance when used to achieve forced diuresis during cisplatin treatment.

Osemin has a tendency to antagonize the skeletal muscle relaxing effect of tubocurarine and may potentiate the action of succinylcholine.

Lithium generally should not be given with diuretics because they reduce lithium's renal clearance and add a high risk of lithium toxicity.

Osemin combined with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II receptor blockers may lead to severe hypotension and deterioration in renal function, including renal failure. An interruption or reduction in the dosage of Osemin, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, or angiotensin receptor blockers may be necessary.

Potentiation occurs with ganglionic or peripheral adrenergic blocking drugs.

Osemin may decrease arterial responsiveness to norepinephrine. However, norepinephrine may still be used effectively.

Simultaneous administration of sucralfate and Osemin tablets may reduce the natriuretic and antihypertensive effects of Osemin. Patients receiving both drugs should be observed closely to determine if the desired diuretic and/or antihypertensive effect of Osemin is achieved. The intake of Osemin and sucralfate should be separated by at least two hours.

In isolated cases, intravenous administration of Osemin within 24 hours of taking chloral hydrate may lead to flushing, sweating attacks, restlessness, nausea, increase in blood pressure, and tachycardia. Use of Osemin concomitantly with chloral hydrate is therefore not recommended.

Phenytoin interferes directly with renal action of Osemin. There is evidence that treatment with phenytoin leads to decrease intestinal absorption of Osemin, and consequently to lower peak serum Osemin concentrations.

Methotrexate and other drugs that, like Osemin, undergo significant renal tubular secretion may reduce the effect of Osemin. Conversely, Osemin may decrease renal elimination of other drugs that undergo tubular secretion. High-dose treatment of both Osemin and these other drugs may result in elevated serum levels of these drugs and may potentiate their toxicity as well as the toxicity of Osemin.

Osemin can increase the risk of cephalosporin-induced nephrotoxicity even in the setting of minor or transient renal impairment.

Concomitant use of cyclosporine and Osemin is associated with increased risk of gouty arthritis secondary to Osemin-induced hyperurecemia and cyclosporine impairment of renal urate excretion.

High doses ( > 80 mg) of Osemin may inhibit the binding of thyroid hormones to carrier proteins and result in transient increase in free thyroid hormones, followed by an overall decrease in total thyroid hormone levels.

One study in six subjects demonstrated that the combination of Osemin and acetylsalicylic acid temporarily reduced creatinine clearance in patients with chronic renal insufficiency. There are case reports of patients who developed increased BUN, serum creatinine and serum potassium levels, and weight gain when Osemin was used in conjunction with NSAIDs.

Literature reports indicate that coadministration of indomethacin may reduce the natriuretic and antihypertensive effects of Osemin (Osemin) in some patients by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis. Indomethacin may also affect plasma renin levels, aldosterone excretion, and renin profile evaluation. Patients receiving both indomethacin and Osemin should be observed closely to determine if the desired diuretic and/or antihypertensive effect of Osemin is achieved.

References

1. DailyMed. "FUROSEMIDE: DailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts).". https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailyme... (accessed September 17, 2018).
2. FDA/SPL Indexing Data. "7LXU5N7ZO5: The UNique Ingredient Identifier (UNII) is an alphanumeric substance identifier from the joint FDA/USP Substance Registration System (SRS).". https://www.fda.gov/ForIndustry/Data... (accessed September 17, 2018).
3. MeSH. "Sodium Potassium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/68... (accessed September 17, 2018).

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