SPL Set ID: c81d313c-65a3-4fb5-b6cd-b1c1ec7dca03

Furosemide is a diuretic which is an anthranilic acid derivative. Furosemide tablets, USP for oral administration contain furosemide, USP as the active ingredient and the following inactive ingredients: corn starch, lactose monohydrate, magnesium stearate, pregelatinized starch, and sodium starch glycolate. Chemically, it is 4-chloro-N-furfuryl-5-sulfamoylanthranilic acid. Furosemide , USP is available as white to off white round tablets for oral administration in dosage strengths of 20, 40 and 80 mg. Furosemide, USP is a white to slightly yellow odorless crystalline powder. It is practically insoluble in water, soluble in 15 parts of acetone, freely soluble in dimethylformamide and in solution of alkali hydroxides; soluble in methanol; sparingly soluble in alcohol; very slightly soluble in chloroform. The CAS Registry Number is 54-31-9. It has a molecular formula of C 12 H 11 ClN 2 O 5 S and a molecular weight of 330.75. The molecular structure is as follows: Tested by USP Dissolution Test 1 furosemidetabs-figure-01