what is furosemide
Furosemide (INN / BAN), previously frusemide (former BAN), is a loop diuretic used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.It is most commonly marketed by Sanofi under the brand name Lasix, and also under the brand names Fusid and Frumex.urosemide, like other loop diuretics, acts by inhibiting NKCC2, the luminal Na-K-2Cl symporter in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle.