0.5-1 mg PO/IV once or twice daily; titrate to clinical response. Approximate equipotency: bumetanide 1 mg ≈ furosemide 40 mg ≈ torsemide 20 mg
preparations
String
0.5, 1, 2 mg tablets; 0.25 mg/mL IV
fda_max
String
~10 mg/d typical
pill_id
Text
routes
List of String, delimiter: ,
Oral • IV • IM
onset
String
PO 30-60 minutes; IV minutes
duration
String
4-6 hours
halflife
String
1-1.5 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-00000DE3-QINU`"'
bioavailability
String
~80-95% (oral; more reliable than furosemide, comparable to torsemide)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000DE4-QINU`"'
pregnancy
String
Avoid where possible; class concerns as for other loop diuretics.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">[[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation needed]]]</sup>
