Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic. It binds to mineralocorticoid receptors and functions as aldosterone antagonists. It promotes sodium and water excretion and potassium retention. Spironolactone was originally developed purely for this ability before other pharmacodynamic properties of the drug were discovered. It is indicated to treat several ...
Spironolactone is indicated for the treatment of the following conditions:
As spironolactone has antiandrogenic activity, its off-label uses include the treatment of hirsutism, female pattern hair loss, and adult acne vulgaris.
Indiana University Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Department of Medicine V (gastroenterology and hepatology), Aarhus, Denmark
Baylor Research Institute, Dallas, Texas, United States
Baylor College of Medicine Heart Clinic, Houston, Texas, United States
UBC Division of Dermatology, Hair Research and Treatment Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States
The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Department of Nephrology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Cardiovascular Research Institute of Dallas, Dallas, Texas, United States
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