PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
Burinex® 1mg Tablets
& Burinex® 5mg
Tablets (bumetanide)
This leaflet is a summary of information about your Burinex Tablets. Please read it carefully before you start taking them. If you are not sure about anything or would like to know more about your tablets or your illness ask your doctor or pharmacist (chemist).
What is in Burinex 1mg and Burinex 5mg Tablets?
Burinex 1mg Tablets contain 1mg of bumetanide. Burinex 5mg Tablets contain 5mg of bumetanide. This is the active ingredient. The 1 mg and 5mg tablets are different strengths of the same medicine.
The tablets also contain some inactive ingredients. These are maize starch, lactose, colloidal anhydrous silica, polyvidone, polysorbate 80, agar powder, talc and magnesium stearate .
Burinex 1 mg Tablets come in a 28 day calendar pack. This is marked with the days of the week to help you remember to take your tablets. Both the 1 mg and 5mg tablets are available in bottles of 100. The 1mg Tablets are also available in bottles of 1000. Your pharmacist may have given you a smaller size bottle.
How do Burinex Tablets work?
Burinex Tablets are a 'diuretic' (water tablet). They help your kidneys produce more urine over a short period of time. This helps your body to quickly get rid of more water.
Who makes Burinex Tablets?
The company licensed to sell Burinex Tablets in the UK is Leo Laboratories Limited, Longwick Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks, HP27 9RR. They are made by Leo Pharmaceutical Products, Ballerup, Denmark.
What are Burinex Tablets for?
Burinex Tablets are for problems where there is too much water in your body. The medical name for this is 'oedema'. The bumetanide in your tablets helps your kidneys to get rid of water that is not needed in your body.
Oedema happens for different reasons. One example is when your heart cannot pump strongly enough. This lets water collect in the wrong parts of your body. You get breathless and your legs get swollen. Getting rid of the extra water helps you to breathe more easily, and makes things easier for your heart.
Another cause of oedema is when your kidneys are not working well. They stop producing enough urine to get rid of water and waste products. One example of a kidney problem when this happens is called 'nephrotic syndrome'. Liver problems can cause oedema too.
Burinex 5mg Tablets are used especially where oedema is caused by heart or kidney problems and where a larger dose is needed.
There are other reasons why you may need a diuretic. Speak to your doctor if you are not sure why Burinex Tablets have been prescribed for you.
Before you take
Burinex Tablets
Are Burinex Tablets right for you?
Some people should not take Burinex Tablets
- You should not take these tablets if you have ever had an allergy or a bad reaction to any other medicine containing bumetanide, or any of the other ingredients in Burinex Tablets.
- You should not take these tablets if you are taking lithium (usually for depression). Check with your pharmacist or doctor if you are not sure whether you are taking lithium.
Remember, if 1 or 2 applies to you. do not take Burinex Tablets. Tell your doctor. You may need a different treatment.
You will not be given these tablets if you are in a coma that has been caused by liver problems.
Do you have any other illnesses?
Tell your doctor if you have
- diabetes, however mild
- low levels of some salts ('electrolytes') in your blood
- liver disease.
These might affect the way that Burinex Tablets work. Speak to your doctor about these before you take any tablets. Also tell your doctor if you are or, a low salt diet.
What other medicines are you taking?
Tell your doctor if you are taking
- heart medicines like digoxin ('cardiac glycosides')
- any medicines for high blood pressure
- some antibiotics ('cephalosporins' and 'aminoglycosides')
- NSAIDs (anti-inflammatory medicines for arthritis and other bone and muscle problems)
Make sure that your doctor knows if you are taking any of these BEFORE you take Burinex Tablets.
Remember, you should not take Burinex Tablets if you are taking lithium. Always tell your doctor and pharmacist about all the other medicines you are taking, including ones that you have bought yourself.
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