Torsemide Injection and Votrient

• Generic Name: torsemide
• Dosage Forms: injection, solution
• Other Brand Names: Demadex, Demadex IV.

Torsemide is a loop diuretic (water pill) that prevents your body from absorbing too much salt, allowing the salt to instead be passed in your urine.

Torsemide treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure, liver disease, kidney disease, or kidney failure. This medication is also used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).

Torsemide may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.

• Generic Name: pazopanib
• Dosage Forms: tablet, film coated
• Other Brand Names: Votrient

Votrient (pazopanib) is a cancer medicine that interferes with the growth and spread of cancer cells in the body.

Votrient is used to treat advanced renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer).

Votrient is also used to treat soft tissue sarcoma (a tumor that can develop in or around muscles, tendons, joints, organs, or blood vessels).

Votrient is usually given after other cancer medications have been tried without successful treatment of soft tissue sarcoma.