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Spironolactone, sold
under the
brand name
Aldactone among others, is
classed as a
diuretic medication. It can be used to
treat fluid build-up due to liver...
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combination with
other drugs, for the
management of
chronic heart failure.
Spironolactone, the
first member of the class, is also used in the
management of hyperaldosteronism...
- The
pharmacodynamics of
spironolactone, an
antimineralocorticoid and
antiandrogen medication,
concern its
mechanisms of action,
including its biological...
- and
spironolactone has
mixed and
inconsistent effects on
hormone levels. In any case,
testosterone levels are
usually unchanged by
spironolactone. Studies...
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antagonists can also be used for
treatment of
primary hyperaldosteronism.
Spironolactone, a
steroidal aldosterone antagonist, is also used in
management of female...
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inhibitors finasteride and
dutasteride and the
steroidal AR
antagonist spironolactone have been ****ociated with
significantly reduced risk of
prostate cancer...
- however, the
majority of
evidence in this
setting supports the use of
spironolactone (another drug in a same class), with
fewer studies directly evaluating...
- with more
significant symptoms,
birth control pills or the
diuretic spironolactone may be useful. Over 90% of
women report having some
premenstrual symptoms...
- to
spironolactone which is used as a
diuretic in Europe,
including in
Italy and Belgium. It is also an
important active metabolite of
spironolactone, and...
- that have
their effect at
similar locations:
Aldosterone antagonists:
spironolactone,
which is a
competitive antagonist of aldosterone.
Aldosterone normally...
