Aldactone


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Noun1.Aldactone - a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertensionAldactone - a synthetic corticosteroid (trade name Aldactone) used to treat hypertension
antihypertensive, antihypertensive drug - a drug that reduces high blood pressure
adrenal cortical steroid, corticoid, corticosteroid - a steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex or synthesized; administered as drugs they reduce swelling and decrease the body's immune response; "adrenal cortical steroids are used to treat many different conditions"
brand, brand name, marque, trade name - a name given to a product or service
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The company is engaged in production of Aldactone, Lomotil, Diodoquin, Ovulen, Neomycin Sulphate, Probanthine, Hydryllin etc.
Some of the medications that may relieve your symptoms and help your heart pump more effectively include beta blockers (Lopressor, Inderal) and ACE inhibitors (Lotensin, Vasotec), angiotensin II receptor blockers (Cozaar, Diovan), and aldosterone antagonists (Aldactone, Inspra).
In women, I recommend the treatments discussed in this article, along with the medications metformin and aldactone to lower elevated testosterone.
Ladwig had a discussion with a patient concerning the side effects of potentially high potassium levels with a new prescription drug, aldactone. A local physician had called one of Ladwig's pharmacy professors to complain that Ladwig had overstepped his boundaries as a pharmacist in raising these concerns.
I take Aldactone which costs Sh250 per packet Enaril which costs Sh20, twice a day Warfarin which costs Sh100, once a day Carnedilol which costs Sh100 twice a day, and Furosemide, (which causes diarrhoea after I take it), once a day.
Limitation of excessive extracellular matrix turnover may contribute to survival benefit of spironolactone therapy in patients with congestive heart failure: Insights from the randomized aldactone evaluation study (RALES).
Randomized Aldactone Evaluation Study Investigators," The New England Journal of Medicine, vol.
Spironolactone (Aldactone; 100 mg 1x1), olmesartanHCl (Olmetec; 20 mg 1x1), and potassium citrate + carbonate (Kalinor; 8 mg 2x1) effervescent tablets were started in the preoperative period.
* Potassium-sparing diuretics, such as amiloride, spironolactone (Aldactone), and triamterene (Dyrenium).
Mannitol is the most common drug used in the management of cerebral edema in stroke (34.93%), followed by furosemide (26.5%), corticosteroids (8.46%), glycerol (7.23%), and others including torsemide or aldactone (10.84%) (Figure 1).
ACE Inhibitors and Aldactone were mentioned as absolute contraindications in pregnancy