After striking a pact to bolster intravenous solution supplies in the U.S. last year, California's ICU Medical has run into a ...

The inhibition of sodium reabsorption leads to reduced potassium excretion. Potassium-sparing diuretics have a relatively weak natriuretic effect. Recently, spironolactone has been recommended to ...

Potassium-sparing diuretics work by removing excess sodium and water from your body. However, unlike some other types of ...

Q. If you have high blood pressure, aren’t you better off just taking old-fashion water pills instead of all these fancy drugs? A. Water pills (aka diuretics) are the oldest and best studied ...

Thiazine diuretics are the most commonly prescribed in the U.S. Potassium-sparing diuretics keep your potassium levels steady. Loop diuretics are very strong drugs. Your doctor may want to closely ...

Pregnancy. Nursing mothers. Avoid concomitant potassium-sparing diuretics, anticholinergics, other drugs that slow GI motility. Monitor digoxin. May interfere with some urinary tract antibiotics.

It has some similarities to the potassium-sparing diuretic spironolactone, but rarely causes gynecomastia. It had been approved for hypertension. The new FDA labeling provides "for improving ...

Aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone, eplerenone) also known as “potassium sparing diuretics” block the action of aldosterone inhibiting the reuptake of sodium and water. Normally ...

Elderly. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers. Avoid concomitant potassium-sparing diuretics. Monitor for hyperkalemia with drugs that inhibit the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone sytem (eg ...