Chloral Hydrate/Furosemide (Intravenous) Interactions
This information is generalized and not intended as specific medical advice. Consult your healthcare professional before taking or discontinuing any drug or commencing any course of treatment.
Medical warning:
Moderate. These medicines may cause some risk when taken together. Contact your healthcare professional (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) for more information.
How the interaction occurs:
How this interaction occurs is not known.
What might happen:
If intravenous furosemide is given within 24 hours of chloral hydrate, you may experience hot flashes, sweating, a rapid heartbeat, and increased blood pressure.
What you should do about this interaction:
Let your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together and if you experience hot flashes, sweating, a rapid heartbeat, and/or increased blood pressure. Furosemide taken orally is not expected to interact.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
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