Medicine detail

Spironolactone

Often used for heart failure, blood pressure, fluid, or hormonal indications.

Potassium-sparing diuretic and aldosterone antagonist Cardiovascular and endocrine ID 44
What It Is Used For

Often used for heart failure, blood pressure, fluid, or hormonal indications.

Active Ingredient

spironolactone

Chemical Name

spironolactone

Common Brands

Aldactone, CaroSpir

Generic / Alternate Names

spironolactone tablets, spironolactone suspension, SPIRONOLACTONE

Tracking Note

Track blood pressure, potassium labs if ordered, dizziness, and dose changes.

Clinical links

Linked conditions and symptoms

Anemia

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Blood / immune common use

Iron Deficiency Anemia

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Blood / immune common use

Angina

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular common use

Coronary Artery Disease

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular common use

Edema

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular common use

Heart Failure

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular common use

Hypertension

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular common use

Peripheral Artery Disease

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular common use

Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Endocrine / metabolic common use

Malnutrition

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

General medicine common use

Chronic Kidney Disease

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Kidney / urinary common use

Cold hands and feet

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular symptom context

Dizziness

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular symptom context

Exercise intolerance

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular symptom context

Leg swelling

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular symptom context

Palpitations

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Cardiovascular symptom context

Edema

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

Fatigue

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

General weakness

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

General / systemic symptom context

Chest pain

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Pain symptom context

Chest pressure

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Pain symptom context

Shortness of breath

Commonly used in blood pressure, heart failure, angina, kidney-protection, or fluid-management care depending on the medicine.

Respiratory symptom context