Make sure your health care provider knows that you have any health conditions that may potentially prevent you from using Lasix safely. Some medical conditions you have or used to have are supposed to be reported to your doctor as you may need a dose adjustment or additional tests to see if taking this medicine is going to be efficient in your case. The following medical conditions are especially important to mention: kidney disease, gout, allergy to sulfa drugs, diabetes, lupus, or liver disease. If you have any other health problems that you think may be important – tell your doctor at them as well. Every little detail may be important when your doctor makes the decision about the dose you are required. This medicine is FDA pregnancy category C. This category means the medicine may be harmful to unborn babies. Lasix can also pass into breast milk and potentially harm an unborn baby. Make sure you never start using this medication if you are pregnant or breastfeeding. There may be other alternatives your health care provider may offer. If you get pregnant while on Lasix – talk to your doctor as soon as possible, but do not stop the treatment, especially if you are taking this drug for high blood pressure. In some cases the use of Lasix may be justified in pregnant women, but each individual case needs to be discussed with the doctor. You will need to keep to certain rules when using Lasix, as this medicine is not supposed to be combined with certain other drugs you may need to take in future. Knowing these rules before you get a prescription is important for you to know exactly what to do in case you need to be taking some other drug besides Lasix. Never combine Lasix with sucralfate, as at least 2 hours are supposed to pass between the two doses of those medications. Any drugs you are using must be reported to your health care provider, especially any of the following ones: lithium, ethacrynic acid, streptomycin, digoxin, indomethacin, other blood pressure medications, cold medicine, salicylates, amikacin, gentamicin, steroids, or diet pills. Any other products of the kind you are taking at the moment are also supposed to be reported to your health care provider. You can ask your health care provider how long you will need to take this medicine for – in some cases people take Lasix for the rest of their lives. There may be some useful recommendations your doctor ill provide you with. Try to make sure you follow all those recommendations and do your best to take Lasix regularly without exceeding the dose recommended. You can read some additional information on Lasix on the Internet to be aware of possible side effects, drug interactions and other aspects of your treatment. Try to purchase Lasix at some place that you can trust – for example, some online pharmacy that doesn’t require a prescription and has many years of experience. This is the only way for you to benefit from your treatment without overpaying for Lasix. This may be especially important if you need Lasix for long-term treatment but do not have too much money to pay for Lasix from your local pharmacy.