What Is Aldactone Used For
Health Encyclopedia: Hyperaldosteronism Primary And Secondary
Conn's syndrome
Treatment
Primary hyperaldosteronism resulting from an adenoma (
Dietary sodium restriction and administration of medication may control the symptoms without surgery. Medications used to treat hyperaldosteronism are the diuretic ("water pill") spironolact...
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...which increases the strength of cardiac contractions and reduces symptoms. Diuretics (e.g., lasix, aldactone, metolazone, torsemide, hydrochlorthiazide, indapamide), which eliminate water and... Read more »Cirrhosis: Ascites
...is enough to reverse this complication.)Restricting salt.Taking diuretics, usually spironolactone (Aldactone) and furosemide (Lasix). Previously, spironolactone was usually given alone, but... Read more »Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
...hospitalizations and improving exercise capacity. In addition, certain diuretics, notably spironolactone (Aldactone), block aldosterone, a hormone involved in heart failure. This drug is... Read more »Premenstrual Syndrome: Medications
...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 hydrochlorothiazide... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...types of diuretics:Potassium-sparing diuretics. These include amiloride (Midamor), spironolactone (Aldactone), and triamterene (Dyrenium).Thiazide diuretics. These include chlorothiazide (Diuril),... Read more »Medications
Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent... Read more »
Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent... Read more »
Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent... Read more »
Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent... Read more »
Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent... Read more »
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