How effective is Lasix for Pleural Effusion? (a real world drug study)

Summary:

Overall ratings: 3/5
Long term ratings: 3.3/5

This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Lasix (furosemide) is for Pleural effusion and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 18 Lasix users and is updated continuously.

What is Lasix?

Lasix has active ingredients of furosemide. It is often used in swelling. eHealthMe is studying from 210,439 Lasix users. Check the latest studies of Lasix.

What is Pleural effusion?

Pleural effusion (water on the lungs) is found to be associated with 2,224 drugs and 3,144 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Pleural effusion.


On Jun, 22, 2026

18 people are studied for taking Lasix in Pleural effusion

Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Does Lasix work for your Pleural effusion (overall)?

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Does Lasix work for your Pleural effusion (long term)?

Lasix effectiveness for Pleural effusion (number of people):

Overall:
  • not at all: 1
  • somewhat: 6
  • moderate: 5
  • high: 4
  • very high: 2
Long Term:
  • not at all: 0
  • somewhat: 1
  • moderate: 4
  • high: 1
  • very high: 1

Gender of people who take Lasix for Pleural effusion *:

  • female: 38.89 %
  • male: 61.11 %

Age of people who take Lasix for Pleural effusion *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 5.5600000000000005 %
  • 40-49: 11.11 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 83.33 %

Who find Lasix more effective for Pleural Effusion?

Gender of people who take Lasix for Pleural effusion *:

  • female: 33.33 %
  • male: 66.67 %

Age of people who take Lasix for Pleural effusion *:

  • 0-1: 0.0 %
  • 2-9: 0.0 %
  • 10-19: 0.0 %
  • 20-29: 0.0 %
  • 30-39: 0.0 %
  • 40-49: 0.0 %
  • 50-59: 0.0 %
  • 60+: 100 %

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Do you take Lasix?

- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Lasix safety and effectiveness.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Related studies

Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:

  • Lasix (210,439 reports)

Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:

How the study uses the data?

The study is based on furosemide (the active ingredients of Lasix) and Lasix (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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