Spironolactone
potassium-sparing diuretic / anti-aldosterone
Nothing to addWhat this medicine is for
Spironolactone is a medicine in the category “potassium-sparing diuretic / anti-aldosterone”. This diuretic increases the elimination of water while retaining potassium; it requires monitoring of blood salts.
For Spironolactone, in practice: Increases the elimination of water and salt while sparing potassium. It is generally taken over the long term, within regular monitoring, and is not stopped on your own initiative.
Under which brands it is found
Spironolactone is part of about 16 presentations listed in France. It comes under various trade names and as generics.
- Aldactazine
- Aldactone
- Spironolactone Altizide Arrow
- Spironolactone Altizide Biogaran
- Spironolactone Altizide Teva
- Spironolactone Altizide Viatris
- Spironolactone Arrow
- Spironolactone Biogaran
- and other presentations
Original brand-name products and generics deliver the same active substance; the choice between them is made with your doctor or pharmacist.
Do you need a supplement? No.
For Spironolactone, we offer no supplement. No nutritional supplementation is seriously justified as an addition to this treatment, and we would rather write that than invent a need. Our range is limited to five classes of everyday medicines for which a targeted intake makes sense; outside of those, we do not sell for the sake of selling, and that is what gives weight to our five products.
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