Edecrin
Active Ingredient(s): Ethacrynic AcidFDA Approved: * January 10, 1967
Pharm Company: * MERCK
Category: Diuretic
Etacrynic acid (INN) or ethacrynic acid (USAN), trade name Edecrin, is a loop diuretic used to treat high blood pressure and the swelling caused by diseases like congestive heart failure, liver failure, and kidney failure. A con with etacyrnic acid compared to the other loop diuretic drugs such as furosemide is that it has a significantly steep dose-response curve, which means the drug's dosing is very important as small variance in dose can cause a significant difference in the biological re... [wikipedia]
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