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Please describe the medication: spironolactone?
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Spironolactone: Treats fluid retention (edema) in patients with congestive heart failure, liver cirrhosis, or nephrotic syndrome. Also treats high blood pressure, heart failure, and low blood potassium (hypokalemia). This medicine is a diuretic (water pill).
Answered 12/9/2017
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Potassium sparing: It is a potassium sparing diuretic or aldosterone antagonist. Use in hypertension, low potassium state, high aldosterone state, and congestive heart failure. Sometimes for acne.
Answered 3/19/2016
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