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)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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Variable; biologically active metabolite carries effect beyond plasma half-life (1)

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)