torsemide

torsemide
tor·se·mide (torґsə-mīd) [USP] a diuretic and antihypertensive related to sulfonylurea; used in the treatment of hypertension and of edema associated with congestive heart failure, hepatic disease, or kidney disease; administered orally or intravenously.

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