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Taking spironolactone to block aldosterone to raise k. can you cut film coated tablet 25mg in half. if not can you just take 25 mg every other day.
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HYPERALDOSTERONISM: Yes, you can cut the tablet in half to 12.5 mg. then titrate the dose up till you get better control of symptoms and BP. It may need to go 100-400mg
Answered 4/24/2015
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