Spironolactone
Administration
- Type: Antihypertensive; Potassium Sparing Diuretic; Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist
- Dosage Forms: 25,50,100
- Routes of Administration: Oral
- Common Trade Names: Aldactone
Adult Dosing
- Edema: 25-200 mg/day PO divided qd-bid
- For edema assoc. with CHF, cirrhosis, or nephrotic syndrome
- HTN: 25-50 mg/day PO divided qd-bid
- Start: 12.5 mg PO qd
- Hyperaldosteronism, primary: 100-400 mg PO qd
- Hypokalemia, diuretic-induced: 25-100 mg/day PO divided qd-qid
- CHF, NYHA Class III/IV: 25 mg PO qd
- Use with standard tx; may incr. to 50 mg/day after 8wk for worsening CHF if K stable
- May decr. to 25 mg qod if hyperkalemia; hold if K >5 mEq/L or Cr >4 mg/dL
- Hirsutism, idiopathic: 50-200 mg PO qd
- Off label use
- Acne vulgaris: 50-200 mg PO qd
- Start: 25 mg PO qd
- Off label use
Pediatric Dosing
- Edema: 1-3.3 mg/kg/day PO divided qd-qid
- Max: 3.3 mg/kg/day up to 200 mg/day
- Off label use
- Hyperaldosteronism test: 125-375 mg/m^2/day PO divided bid-qid
- Max: 375 mg/m^2/day
- Off label use
Special Populations
- Pregnancy Risk Factor: C
Renal Dosing
- CrCl <10, anuria, or acute renal impairment: contraindicated
Hepatic Dosing
- Caution advised with hepatic impairment
Contraindications
- Allergy to class/drug
- CrCl <10
- anuria
- renal impairment, acute
- hyperkalemia
- Addison disease
Adverse Reactions
Serious
- anaphylaxis
- Stevens-Johnson syndrome
- toxic epidermal necrolysis
- drug reaction with eosinophilia and systemic sx
- vasculitis
- hepatotoxicity
- renal failure
- electrolyte imbalance
- hyperkalemia, severe
- arrhythmias
- leukopenia
- agranulocytosis
- thrombocytopenia
Common
- nausea/vomiting
- abdominal cramps/pain
- muscle cramps
- diarrhea
- headache
- confusion
- dizziness
- somnolence
Pharmacology
- Half-life: 1.3-2h (parent drug), 13.8-16.5h (active metabolites)
- Metabolism: Liver
- Excretion: Urine
Mechanism of Action
Antagonizes aldosterone receptors in the distal convoluted tubule, decreasing Na and water reabsorption and increasing K retention
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