Drilldown: Medicines

Spironolactone (1)

Aldactone, CaroSpir (1)

[[:Category:Aldosterone_antagonists|Mineralocorticoid (aldosterone) receptor antagonist]] (1) · [[:Category:Antiandrogens|Antiandrogen]] (1) · [[:Category:Potassium-sparing_diuretics|Potassium-sparing diuretic]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-0000034F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000350-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000351-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000352-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-00000353-QINU`"' (1)

25 mg PO once daily for HFrEF and primary aldosteronism; up to 100 mg/d for ascites; 50-200 mg/d for hirsutism (1)

25 mg, 50 mg, 100 mg tablets; 25 mg/5 mL oral suspension (CaroSpir) (1)

400 mg/d (acute primary aldosteronism diagnosis); 100-200 mg/d typical chronic (1)

Oral (1)

Natriuresis at 2-3 days; endocrine effects (gynecomastia, antiandrogen action) over weeks (1)

None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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1.4 hours (parent); 13-24 hours for active metabolite canrenone'"`UNIQ--ref-00000354-QINU`"' (1)

~70% (oral; bioavailability and absorption are improved with food)'"`UNIQ--ref-00000355-QINU`"' (1)

Avoid in pregnancy; antiandrogen effects can feminize a male fetus.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)