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What is Spironolactone?

Spironolactone is a potassium-sparing diuretic used to treat congestive heart failure or high blood pressure.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Elevated blood pressure 22 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) 18 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Other 14 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_cant_tell
Acne breakout 10 1 Efficacy_moderate
Edema in lower extremities 10 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Water retention 9 0

See all 140 patients currently taking Spironolactone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 0
Mild
 6
None
 12

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Spironolactone

Dry mouth (xerostomia) 2
Fatigue 2
Hot flashes 1
Dry eyes 1
Abdominal bloating 1
Heart palpitations 1
See all 12 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Spironolactone. See all 14 dosages ►

  12.5 mg daily 25 g daily 25 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 125 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 55 Number of Patients: 55 29 Number of Patients: 29 7 Number of Patients: 7 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Spironolactone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 36%
Other 6   Other: 27%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 18%
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 18%
Course of treatment ended 3   Course of treatment ended: 14%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 5%

See all 20 patients who’ve stopped taking Spironolactone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Spironolactone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Spironolactone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Spironolactone

Always
 16 67%
Usually
 7 29%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Spironolactone

Very
 2 8%
Somewhat
 1 4%
A little
 6 25%
Not at all
 15 63%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Spironolactone

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 6%
$25-49
 1 6%
< $25
 15 88%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.