Patiromer (Veltassa) works as an adjunctive therapy enabling persistent spironolactone (Aldactone) use among patients with uncontrolled resistant hypertension and chronic kidney disease (CKD), ...

Dallas, TX - Spironolactone (Aldactone, Pfizer) prescriptions for heart failure, which expanded dramatically after publication of the Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study (RALES) [1] established that ...

Adding the medication known as spironolactone (Aldactone) to existing therapy did not significantly reduce the composite time to either death from cardiovascular causes, surviving a cardiac arrest, or ...

ACE inhibitors (or angiotensin receptor blockers) and beta-blockers are the foundation of pharmacologic treatment for HF, but these agents only partially and transiently suppress aldosterone ...

As an antiandrogen, spironolactone can cause effects similar to estrogen and can cause gynecomastia. Spironolactone tablets are generally available as spironolactone 25 mg, spironolactone 50 mg and ...

To earn CME related to this news article, click here. February 18, 2009 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved safety labeling revisions to warn of the risk for potentially fatal ...

In a finding that suggests the potential for practice change that would reduce the use of antibiotics in dermatology, researchers have found the diuretic drug spironolactone may be just as effective ...

Findings from the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist (TOPCAT) trial, have revealed that adding the medication known as spironolactone (Aldactone) to ...