NEW YORK -- An old cardiovascular drug has emerged as a key option for hormonal management of acne -- with recognized safety caveats. Studies dating back to the 1980s have demonstrated the efficacy of ...

Spironolactone use among young women and girls has been growing since 2000 for acne and other androgen-related conditions. Although established for cardiovascular indications, spironolactone is not ...

As the global prevalence of hypertension increases, healthcare providers are caring for patients for whom standard antihypertensive therapy is failing. This dilemma often occurs in patients who are on ...

SPIRIT-HF missed its primary composite endpoint at 2 years, with higher observed event rates on spironolactone versus placebo ...

Adding the medication known as spironolactone (Aldactone) to existing therapy did not significantly reduce the composite time to either death from cardiovascular causes, surviving a cardiac arrest, or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . While the level of evidence was generally low, spironolactone was not associated with statistically significant ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In patients who had a heart attack but not left ventricular dysfunction, spironolactone did not improve a ...

Review the side-effects of Spironolactone as documented in medical literature. The term "side effects" refers to unintended effects that can occur as a result of taking the medication. In majority of ...

In a study, spironolactone treatment was not significantly better than placebo in preventing diabetic nephropathy in patients with high-risk type 2 diabetes. WASHINGTON—Treatment with spironolactone, ...

During the period from January 1, 2000 to September 30, 2008, a total of 238,721 patients had received at least one diagnosis of HF. In accordance with the RAMQ's restrictions on the number of ...