Aldactone
- Generic Name: spironolactone
- Brand Name: Aldactone
- Drug Class: Aldosterone Antagonists, Selective, Diuretics, Potassium-Sparing
Aldactone (Spironolactone) side effects drug center
Aldactone Side Effects Center
What Is Aldactone?
Aldactone (spironolactone) is an aldosterone receptor antagonist that causes the kidneys to remove water and sodium from the body, with reduced losses of potassium. Aldactone is used to reduce edema caused by heart, liver or kidney problems, high blood pressure (hypertension), and certain patients with hyperaldosteronism. Aldactone is available in a generic form named spironolactone.
What Are Side Effects of Aldactone?
Common side effects of Aldactone include:
- skin rash,
- headache,
- dizziness,
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- gas, and
- stomach pain.
Tell your doctor if you have serious side effects of Aldactone including irregular heart rate, muscle pain or weakness, urinating less than usual, shallow breathing, tremors, confusion, or a severe skin reaction, hyperkalemia (high levels of potassium in the blood), and numbness.
Dosage for Aldactone
Aldactone is available in 25, 50 and 100 mg tablets.
Aldactone During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
Because of tumor formation in experimental animals, use in pregnancy should be avoided unless the benefits outweigh the potential risks to the fetus; women who are breastfeeding are advised not to use Aldactone. In addition, the drug should not be used to decrease the normal edema of pregnancy. An active metabolite of Aldactone appears in breast milk. Breastfeeding while using Aldactone is not recommended. If use of Aldactone is deemed essential, an alternative method of infant feeding should be used.
Additional Information
Our Aldactone (spironolactone) Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.
Aldactone Consumer Information
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
- a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;
- little or no urination;
- high potassium level--nausea, weakness, tingly feeling, chest pain, irregular heartbeats, loss of movement; o
- signs of other electrolyte imbalances--increased thirst or urination, confusion, vomiting, muscle pain, slurred speech, severe weakness, numbness, loss of coordination, feeling unsteady.
Common side effects may include:
- breast swelling or tenderness.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the entire detailed patient monograph for Aldactone (Spironolactone)
Aldactone Professional Information
SIDE EFFECTS
The following adverse reactions have been reported and, within each category (body system), are listed in order of decreasing severity.
Digestive: Gastric bleeding, ulceration, gastritis, diarrhea and cramping, nausea, vomiting.
Reproductive: Gynecomastia (see PRECAUTIONS), inability to achieve or maintain erection, irregular menses or amenorrhea, postmenopausal bleeding, breast pain. Carcinoma of the breast has been reported in patients taking ALDACTONE but a cause and effect relationship has not been established.
Hematologic: Leukopenia (including agranulocytosis), thrombocytopenia.
Hypersensitivity: Fever, urticaria, maculopapular or erythematous cutaneous eruptions, anaphylactic reactions, vasculitis.
Metabolism: Hyperkalemia, electrolyte disturbances (see WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS).
Musculoskeletal: Leg cramps.
Nervous system /psychiatric: Lethargy, mental confusion, ataxia, dizziness, headache, drowsiness.
Liver / biliary: A very few cases of mixed cholestatic/hepatocellular toxicity, with one reported fatality, have been reported with ALDACTONE administration.
Renal: Renal dysfunction (including renal failure).
Skin: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), drug rash with eosinophilia and systemic symptoms (DRESS), alopecia, pruritis.
Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Aldactone (Spironolactone)
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