Torasemide Other names: Torsemide

Chemical formula: C₁₆H₂₀N₄O₃S  Molecular mass: 348.42 g/mol  PubChem compound: 41781

Active ingredient description

Torasemide is a loop diuretic. Torasemide acts as a salidiuretic by inhibition of renal sodium and chloride reabsorption in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle. Torasemide leads to a gentle removal of edema and especially to an improvement of the working condition of the heart failure by reducing the preload and afterload. In patients with severe to endstage chronic renal failure there is a reduction of aterial blood pressure in addition to removal of edema and maintenance of residual diuresis.

Medicine classification

This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:

ATC code Group title Classification
C03CA04 Torasemide C Cardiovascular system → C03 Diuretics → C03C High-ceiling diuretics → C03CA Sulfonamides, plain
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Product monographs

Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):

Title Information Source Document Type  
TOREM 10mg Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
TOREM 5mg Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC
TOREM 2.5mg Tablet Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (GB) MPI, EU: SmPC

Structural formula

Graphic representation of the active ingredient's molecular structure

External identifiers

CAS Substance: 56211-40-6
DrugBank Drug: DB00214
KEGG Drug: D00382
PubChem Compound: 41781
RxNorm Ingredient: 38413
SNOMED-CT Concept: 108476002
Torasemide (substance)
UNII Identifier: W31X2H97FB
TORSEMIDE

Medicines

Torasemide is an active ingredient of these brands:

Croatia (HR)

Estonia (EE)

Germany (DE)

Japan (JP)

Lithuania (LT)

Nigeria (NG)

South Africa (ZA)

Spain (ES)

Turkey (TR)

United Kingdom (UK)

Note the following: The list of brand names is continuously updated, and thus does not include the total of products circulating worldwide.

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