Spironolactone
Health Encyclopedia: 17 Ketosteroids
17-KS
What the risks are
There are no risks.
Special considerations
Drugs that can increase 17-KS measurements include: antibiotics, chloramphenicol, chlorpromazine, dexamethasone, meprobamate, phenothiazines, quinidine, secobarbital, and spironolactone.
Drugs that can decrease 17-KS measurements include: estrogens, oral contraceptives (birth control pills), probenecid, promazine, reserpine, salicylates (prolonged use), and thiazid...
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24-hour urinary aldosterone excretion rate
...low-sodium diet, and pregnancy. Drugs that can increase aldosterone measurements include: lithium, spironolactone, and verapamil. Drugs that can decrease aldosterone measurements include: ACE... Read more »Cirrhosis: Ascites
...abstaining from alcohol is enough to reverse this complication.)Restricting salt.Taking diuretics, usually spironolactone (Aldactone) and furosemide (Lasix). Previously, spironolactone was usually... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Medications
...Diuretics can have considerable side effects and should not be used for mild or moderate PMS symptoms.Spironolactone (Aldactone) is most commonly used for PMS. Other common diuretics include... Read more »Hyperaldosteronism: primary and secondary
...symptoms without surgery. Medications used to treat hyperaldosteronism are the diuretic ("water pill") spironolactone (Aldactone; Aldactazide) or eplerenone (Inspra), which blocks aldosterone... Read more »BUN
...methicillin, neomycin, penicillamine, polymyxin B, probenecid, vancomycin), propranolol, rifampin, spironolactone, tetracyclines, thiazide diuretics, and triamterene. Drugs that can decrease BUN... Read more »Medications
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