Aldactone 25 mg

Description

Areas of application of ALDACTONE
– The drug is a drug that increases urine output (diuretic). As a result, it is able to flush out increased water accumulation in the tissue.
– The medicine is used for:
primary hyperaldosteronism (a condition in which a tumor in the adrenal gland causes increased secretion of the hormone aldosterone), unless surgery is indicated
Accumulation of fluid in the tissue (oedema) and/or in the abdominal cavity (ascites) in diseases associated with secondary hyperaldosteronism (increased secretion of the hormone aldosterone by the adrenal gland).
Absolute contraindications of ALDACTONE
The medicine must not be taken
if you are allergic (hypersensitive) to the active substance spironolactone or any of the other ingredients of the medicine.
if there is no urine output (anuria).
in acute renal failure.
in severe renal dysfunction (severe renal insufficiency with severely reduced urinary excretion [oliguria] or no urinary excretion [anuria]; creatinine clearance below 30 ml/min or serum creatinine above 1.8 mg/dl).
if you have an increased level of potassium in your blood (hyperkalemia).
if you have low levels of sodium in your blood (hyponatraemia).
during pregnancy.
during breastfeeding.