Do not use spironolactone
If you are allergic (hypersensitive) to spironolactone, to other similar medicines or any of the other ingredients of the medicinal product prescribed to you. If you think may be allergic, ask your doctor.
Allergy symptoms may include:
- Asthma attacks with shortness of breath, audible wheezing or rapid breathing.
- More or less sudden swelling of the face, lips, tongue or elsewhere in the body. It is especially critical if it affects the vocal cords.
- Hives, itching, rash
- Anaphylactic shock (loss of consciousness, paleness, sweating, etc.).
Nor you should take this medicine:
- If you have certain disorders of the kidney function (acute renal failure, a very impaired renal function, lack of arrival of urine to the bladder or anuria)
- If you have a high blood potassium level
- If you suffer from Addison's disease that produces a damage resulting in adrenocortical hormone deficiency.
Take special care with spironolactone
- If you have severe liver problems, including liver cirrhosis
- If you are diabetic
- If you have kidney or liver problems or if you are elderly, the use of spironolactone may alter blood levels of some electrolytes so your doctor will perform regular monitoring
- Spironolactone use together salt substitutes is not recommended because can cause severe poisoning.
During the treatment with this medicine, maybe your doctor may do periodic tests to control sodium levels in blood and thus predict the risk of adverse effects.
Remember that your doctor has prescribed this medicine only for you. Never give it to someone else.
If in doubt, consult your doctor.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including herbal products or drugs obtained without a prescription
It may be necessary to change the dose, or in some cases, discontinue one treatment. This applies to all types of drugs, but especially for:
There are some medications which may interact with spironolactone:
- Drugs that may alter potassium levels in the blood (eg potassium-sparing diuretics)
- Medicines for pain and fever (eg Aspirin, antipyrine)
- Some anti-ulcer drug (eg carbenoxolone)
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
- Drugs that may alter the balance of electrolytes in the body (eg ammonium chloride, cholestyramine)
- Certain anti-inflammatory drugs (corticosteroids)
- Other medicines that lower blood pressure (antihypertensives),
- Alcohol, barbiturates, narcotics
- Drugs used in emergency situations to raise blood pressure (eg norepinephrine)
- Medicines to regulate heartbeat (eg digoxin)
- Lithium
Interference with laboratory tests:
This medicine may interfere with the results of some diagnostic tests. If you must undergo any test to assess levels of digoxin tell your doctor that you are taking spironolactone as it can alter the results.
Use with food and beverages
Avoid drinking too much alcohol while taking this medication because it may potentiate the hypotensive effect of spironolactone.
Special physiological situations
Pregnancy and lactation:
Always consult your doctor or pharmacist before taking any medicine during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
You should not take spironolactone if you are pregnant, you think you might be pregnant or are trying to become pregnant. Women of childbearing age should take appropriate contraceptive measures.
Do not take this medicine if you are breastfeeding your child.
Driving and using machines
Spironolactone may cause drowsiness and dizziness, especially when starting treatment. If you notice such effects, you should consult your doctor before performing these activities.
Do not use any tools or machines if your ability to use them is affected by this medicine.
Like all medicines, spironolactone can cause side effects although not everybody gets them.
The frequency of side effects is classified into:
Very common: affect 1 out of 1-10 patients
Common: affect 1 out of 10-100 patients
Uncommon: affect 1 out of 100-1.000 patients
Rare: affect 1 out of 1.000-10.000 patients
Very Rare: affect less than 1 in 10,000 patients
Incidence not known: Can not be established the true incidence from the available data
The following side effects are important and if you suffer one of them require immediate action:
Sometimes, the patients have suffered electrolyte blood disturbances, which very rarely has resulted in a serious life-threatening illness (called hyperkalemia). If you have heart rhythm disturbances, tingling, muscular weakness, flaccid paralysis, and muscle spasms. If this occurs, stop taking this medicine and contact your doctor immediately
Common side effects:
- Malaise, fatigue, tiredness, headaches, erectile dysfunction, drowsiness
- excessive development of breasts in men (gynecomastia), changes in menstruation (irregularities, amenorrhea, postmenopausal bleeding)
- Diarrhea, nausea
Uncommon side effects:
- Skin disorders (rashes, spots), redness, urticaria, itching,
- Disturbances of blood electrolytes, as hypercalcemia (elevated blood calcium) or hyponatremia (decreased blood sodium),
- Cramps tingling (paraesthesia)
- Confusion
- Increased blood concentration of creatinine
Rare or very rare side effects:
- benign breast cysts chest pain
- Hair loss (alopecia) excessive hair growth (hypertrichosis)
- Dizziness incoordination of movements (ataxia)
- Changes in libido
- Acute renal failure
- Leucopenia (decreased number of white blood cells) ,
thrombocytopenia (decreased number of platelets in the blood)
- Disturbances of liver function p>
If you have any side effects, tell your doctor. He will decide what actions need to be taken
This list does not include all adverse reactions associated with the use of spironolactone, both well established as those that are under consideration or confirmation. In case you feel unwell, should immediately consult with the doctor who prescribed this medicine.
If you notice any side effects not listed in this website or in the leaflet accompanying the package, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
If any of the side effects gets serious, tell your doctor or pharmacist.
This page contains list of brands of authorized pharmaceutical specialties of the active principle spironolactone in the countries listed below:
[ Australia] [ Brazil] [ Canada] [ France] [ Germany] [ India] [ Italy] [ Japan] [ Mexico] [ Pakistan] [ Puerto Rico] [ Spain] [ Turkey] [ United Kingdom] [ U.S.A]
Given the nature of the pharmaceutical market, some specialties may be unavailable, have been removed from the pharmaceutical market or have changed its name. So that, in no case can take decisions based on the information contained in the page. MEDIZZINE is not responsible for any damage arising from the information provided, which may be incomplete or outdated.
Warning:
With exceptions expressly indicated, these lists do not include active principle associations with other drugs or clinical use containers.
Australia: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 100 tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRACTIN 25 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRACTIN 100 mg, 100 tablets
Brazil: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 30 tablets
ALDACTONE 50 mg, 30 tablets
ALDOSTERIN 100 mg, 16 tablets
ALDOSTERIN 25 mg, 20-30 tablets
ALDOSTERIN 50 mg, 30 tablets
DIACQUA 100 mg, 16 tablets
DIACQUA 25 mg, 10-30 tablets
DIACQUA 50 mg, 10-30 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA EMS 25 mg, 30 -60 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA EMS 50 mg, 30-60 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA EMS 100 mg, 16-30 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA GERMED 25 mg, 30 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA GERMED 50 mg, 30 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA GERMED 100 mg, 16-30 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA EUROFARMA 25 mg, 30 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA EUROFARMA 50 mg, 30 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA EUROFARMA 100 mg, 16 tablets
SPIROCTAN 25 mg, 30 tablets
SPIROCTAN 100 mg, 20-30-100 tablets
Canada: ▲
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 100 tablets
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 100 tablets
NTP-SPIRONOLACTONE 25 mg, 100 tablets
NTP-SPIRONOLACTONE 100 mg, 100 tablets
TEVA-SPIRONOLACTONE 25 mg, 100 tablets
TEVA-SPIRONOLACTONE 100 mg, 100 tablets
France: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, divisible tablets
ALDACTONE 50 mg, divisible tablets
ALDACTONE 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIROCTAN 50 mg, capsules
SPIROCTAN 75 mg, capsules
SPIRONOLACTONE ACTAVIS 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ARROW 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ARROW 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ARROW 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ARROW LAB 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ARROW LAB 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE BIOGARAN 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE BIOGARAN 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE BIOGARAN 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE CRISTERS 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE CRISTERS 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE CRISTERS 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE EG 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE EG 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE EG 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MICROFINE RATIOPHARM 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MYLAN 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MYLAN 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MYLAN 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE PFIZER 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE PFIZER 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE PFIZER 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE RATIOPHARM 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE RATIOPHARM 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE RPG 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE RPG 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE SANDOZ 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE SANDOZ 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE SANDOZ 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE TEVA 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE TEVA 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE TEVA 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ZENTIVA 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ZENTIVA 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ZENTIVA 75 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ZYDUS 25 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ZYDUS 50 mg, divisible tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ZYDUS 75 mg, divisible tablets
Germany: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, tablets
ALDACTONE 50 mg, tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, capsules
JENASPIRON 50 mg, tablets
JENASPIRON100 mg, tablets
OSYROL 50 mg, tablets
OSYROL 100 mg, tablets
SPIRO-CT 50 mg, tablets
SPIRO-CT 100 mg, tablets
SPIROBETA 50 mg, tablets
SPIROBETA 100 mg, tablets
SPIROGAMMA 50 mg, tablets
SPIROGAMMA 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON-1A PPHARMA 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON-1A PHARMA100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON HEUMANN 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON HEUMANN 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON AAA 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON AAA 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON AL 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON AL 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON ARISTO 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON ARISTO 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON DURA 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON DURA 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON HEXAL 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON HEXAL 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON-RATIOPHARM 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON-RATIOPHARM 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON SANDOZ 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON SANDOZ 100 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON STADA 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTON STADA 100 mg, tablets
VEROSPIRON T 25 mg, tablets
India: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, tablets
ALDACTONE 50 mg, tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, tablets
SPILACTONE 50 mg, tablets
Italy: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 16 capsules
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 10 tablets
SPIROLANG 25 mg, 16 capsules
SPIROLANG 50 mg, 10 capsules
SPIROLANG 100 mg, 10 capsules
URACTONE 100 mg, 10 tablets
Japan: ▲
ALDACTONE-A 10% 1 g, fine gran
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ALDACTONE-A 25 mg, tablets
ALDACTONE A 50 mg, tablets
NOIDOUBLE . 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE CH. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE CH. 50 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE NICHI-IKO. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE NP. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE TCK. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE TEVA. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE TOWA. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE TSURUHARA. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE YD. 25 mg, tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE YD. 50 mg, tablets
Mexico: ▲
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 30 tablets
ALDACTONE A 25 mg, 30 tablets
BIOLACTONA 25 mg, 20 & 25 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA BIORESEARCH 25 mg, 20 tablets
NOLASQUE 25 mg, 20, 30 & 100 tablets
NOLASQUE 100 mg, 30 & 100 tablets
VIVITAR 25 mg, 30 tablets
VIVITAR 100 mg, 30 tablets
Pakistan: ▲
ALDACTONE-A 25 mg, tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, tablets
DI-URATE 50 mg, tablets
DIUTON 100 mg, tablets
Spain: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 20-50 tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 20 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA ALTER 25 mg, 20-50 tablets
ESPIRONOLACTONA ALTER 100 mg, 20 tablets
RESNEDAL 20 tablets
SPIROMETON 20-60 tablets
Turkey: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 20 tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 16 tablets
United Kingdom: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 28 tablets
ALDACTONE 50 mg, 28 tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 28 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD 25 mg, 28 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD 50 mg, 28 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD 100 mg, 28 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACTAVIS 25 mg, 28 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACTAVIS 50 mg, 28 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACTAVIS 100 mg, 28 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE KENT 100 mg, 28 tablets
U.S.A. and Puerto Rico: ▲
ALDACTONE 25 mg, 100 tablets
ALDACTONE 50 mg, 100 tablets
ALDACTONE 100 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACTAVIS 25 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACTAVIS 50 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE ACTAVIS 100 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE AMNEAL PHARMA 25 mg, 30, 50, 60 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE AMNEAL PHARMA 50 mg, 30, 50, 60 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE AMNEAL PHARMA 100 mg, 30, 50, 60 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE GREENSTONE 25 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE GREENSTONE 50 mg, 50 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE GREENSTONE 100 mg, 50 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MCKESSON 50 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MAJOR PHARMA 25 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MAJOR PHARMA 50 mg, 50 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MAJOR PHARMA 100 mg, 50 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MED HEALTH PHARMA 25 mg, 30 & 50 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MED HEALTH PHARMA 50 mg, 30 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MED HEALTH PHARMA 100 mg, 10 & 30 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MUTUAL PHARMA 25 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MUTUAL PHARMA 50 mg, 30, 50, 60 &100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MUTUAL PHARMA 100 mg, 30, 50, 60 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MYLAN 25 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MYLAN 50 mg, 30 &100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE MYLAN 100 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE NCS HEALTHCARE OF KY 25 mg, 15, 30 & 31 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE NCS HEALTHCARE OF KY 50 mg, 30 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE NCS HEALTHCARE OF KY 100 mg, 30 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE 25 mg, 50, 60, 90 &100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE 50 mg, 30, 60 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE PHYSICIANS TOTAL CARE 100 mg, 10, 30, 60, 90 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE QUALITEST 25 mg, 10, 30 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE QUALITEST 50 mg, 10, 30 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE QUALITEST 100 mg, 10, 30 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE REBEL 25 mg, 30 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE SANDOZ 25 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE STAT FLORIDA DOH CENTRAL PHARM 25 mg, 30 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE STAT FLORIDA DOH CENTRAL PHARM 100 mg, 30 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE UDL 25 mg, 25, 30 & 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE UDL 50 mg, 100 tablets
SPIRONOLACTONE UDL 100 mg, 100 tablets
Page updated: December 11, 2010.