Spironolactone
In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.
In the US, Spironolactone (spironolactone systemic) is a member of the following drug classes: aldosterone receptor antagonists, potassium-sparing diuretics and is used to treat Acne, Alopecia, Edema, Gender Dysphoria, Heart Failure, High Blood Pressure, Hirsutism, Hypokalemia, Primary Hyperaldosteronism and Primary Hyperaldosteronism Diagnosis.
US matches:
UK matches:
- SPIRONOLACTONE 100MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
- SPIRONOLACTONE 25MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
- SPIRONOLACTONE 50MG TABLETS (Leaflet)
- SPIRONOLACTONE TABLETS 100MG (Leaflet)
- SPIRONOLACTONE TABLETS 25MG (Leaflet)
- SPIRONOLACTONE TABLETS BP 100MG (Leaflet)
- SPIRONOLACTONE TABLETS BP 25MG (Leaflet)
- SPIRONOLACTONE TABLETS BP 50MG (Leaflet)
Scheme
Rec.INN
ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)
C03DA01
CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)
0000052-01-7
Chemical Formula
C24-H32-O4-S
Molecular Weight
416
Therapeutic Category
Potassium-sparing diuretic agent, aldosterone antagonist
Chemical Name
Pregn-4-ene-21-carboxylic acid, 7-(acetylthio)-17-hydroxy-3-oxo-, þ-lactone, (7α,17α)-
Foreign Names
- Spironolactonum (Latin)
- Spironolacton (German)
- Spironolactone (French)
- Espironolactona (Spanish)
Generic Names
- Spironolactone (OS: BAN, DCF, JAN)
- Spironolattone (OS: DCIT)
- SC 9420 (IS)
- Spironolacton (PH: Ph. Eur. 7)
- Spironolactone (PH: BP 2011, JP XV, Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4, USP 34)
- Spironolactonum (PH: Ph. Eur. 7, Ph. Int. 4)
Brand Names
- Aldactacine (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Pfizer, Spain - Aldactazida (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Pfizer, Venezuela - Aldactazide (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
ARIS, Turkey; GD Searle, United States; Pfizer, Canada; Searle, Pakistan; SPA, Italy - Aldactazine (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Continental, Belgium; Continental, Luxembourg; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Tunisia - Aldactide (Spironolactone and Hydroflumethiazide)
Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Kenya; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pharmacia, Ireland; RPG, India - Aldactin
Taiwan Biotech, Taiwan - Aldactone
ARIS, Turkey; Cheplapharm, Austria; Continental, Belgium; Continental, Luxembourg; Grünenthal, Colombia; Lepetit, Italy; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Congo; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Spain; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Ireland; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Kenya; Pfizer, South Korea; Pfizer, Myanmar; Pfizer, Malta; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, Tunisia; Pfizer, Taiwan; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer Pharma, Ethiopia; Pharmacia, Israel; Phoenix, Croatia (Hrvatska); Riemser, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Riemser, Germany; Riemser, Slovenia; RPG, India; Searle, Oman; Soho, Indonesia - Aldactone (veterinary use)
Pfizer Animal Health, United Kingdom - Aldactone-A
ARIS, Turkey; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Peru - Aldactone-D (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Pfizer, Argentina - Aldactone-Saltucin forte (Spironolactone and Butizide)
Cheplapharm, Austria - Aldalix (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Tunisia - Aldazida (Spironolactone and Butizide)
Pfizer, Mexico - Aldazida (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Pfizer, Brazil - Aldazide (Spironolactone and Butizide)
Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, South Africa; Soho, Indonesia - Aldoleo (Spironolactone and Chlortalidone)
Teofarma, Spain - Aldospirone
Teva, Israel - Alexan
Sanwa Kagaku, Japan - Alizar
Gynopharm, Chile - Almatol
Choseido Pharmaceutical, Japan - Alspiron
Helcor, Romania - Altizide Spironolactone RPG (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Ranbaxy, France - Altone
Pharmasant, Thailand - Aquamide (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Sun, India - Cardactona
Pasteur, Chile - Cardiatone
Dr. Collado, Dominican Republic - Carpiaton
Fahrenheit, Indonesia - Diacqua
Eurofarma, Brazil - Dilup (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
ACI, Bangladesh - Diretic (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Drug International, Bangladesh - Diretic-DS (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Drug International, Bangladesh - Dirusid-Plus (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Delta, Bangladesh - Diulactone
Searle, Vietnam - Diurex (Spironolactone and Furosemid)
Terapia, Romania - Diuxoton
Blaskov, Colombia - Doc Spirono
Docpharma, Luxembourg - Docspirochlor (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Docpharma, Belgium - Docspirono
Docpharma, Belgium - Drimux
Gador, Argentina - Dyamide Plus (Spironolactone and Torasemide)
Macleods, India - Edeloss (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Incepta, Bangladesh - Edeloss Plus (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Incepta, Bangladesh - Edemide (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Acme, Bangladesh - Edenil (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Eskayef, Bangladesh - Espimax
Klonal, Argentina - Espirolan
Labinco, Colombia - Espirone
Carrion, Peru - Espironolactona Alter
Alter, Spain; Alter, Portugal - Espironolactona Andromaco
Andromaco, Chile - Espironolactona Denver
Denver, Argentina - Espironolactona Generis
Generis, Portugal - Espironolactona L.CH.
Chile, Chile - Espironolactona Mintlab
Mintlab, Chile - Espironolactona Northia
Northia, Argentina - Espironolactona Vannier
Vannier, Argentina - Espironolactona
AC Farma, Peru; Ecuaquímica, Ecuador; Farmindustria, Peru; Meyer, Venezuela - Expal
Bagó, Argentina - Frulac (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Orion, Bangladesh - Frulac-EDP (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Orion, Bangladesh - Fruselac (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Aristopharma, Bangladesh; Lupin, India - Fruselac Plus (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Aristopharma, Bangladesh - Fruselac-DS (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Lupin, India - Fruson (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Ibn Sina, Bangladesh - Furo Aldopur (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Kwizda, Germany - Furorese comp (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Hexal, Germany - Furospir (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Mepha, Switzerland - Furo-Spirobene (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
ratiopharm, Austria - Furo-Spirobene forte (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
ratiopharm, Austria - Fusid (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Square, Bangladesh - Fusid Plus (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Square, Bangladesh - Hexalacton
Sandoz, Denmark - Huma-Spiroton
Teva, Hungary - Hyles
Berlin, Thailand - Inospiron
Incepta, Bangladesh - Jenaspiron
Mibe Jena, Germany - Kespirona
Heimdall, Colombia - Lacalmin
Tatsumi Kagaku, Japan - Lacitone (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
General Pharma, Bangladesh - Lanx
Elea, Argentina - Lasilacton (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Switzerland; Sanofi-Aventis, Colombia - Lasilactona (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Sanofi Aventis, Brazil - Lasilactone (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Sanofi-Aventis, United Kingdom; Sanofi-Aventis, India; Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh - Lasitone (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Sanofi-Aventis, Italy - Laxur (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Healthcare, Bangladesh - Letonal
Otto, Indonesia - Macacy-A
Nipro Pharma, Taiwan - Merlactone
Kobayashi Kako, Japan - Modulactone
Lafedar, Argentina - Noidouble
Kyorin Rimedio, Japan - Nolaxen (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Laboratoire Bailly-Creat, Georgia - Noractone
Saiph, Tunisia - Normital
Phoenix, Argentina - Novo-Spiroton
Novopharm, Canada - Novo-Spirozine (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Novopharm, Canada - Osiren
Lafedar, Argentina - Osyrol
Sanofi-Aventis, Germany - Osyrol Lasix (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Sanofi-Aventis, Germany - Pharmaniaga Spirolactone
Pharmaniaga, Malaysia - Pilactone
Sanofi-Aventis, Bangladesh - Pirolacton
Taiyo Pharmaceutical, Japan - Pondactone
Pond's Chemical, Thailand - Prilactone (veterinary use)
Ceva, Austria; Ceva, Belgium; Ceva, Germany; Ceva, France; Ceva Animal Health, United Kingdom; CEVA Vetpharma, Sweden; Merial, Poland - Rakudeen
Tsuruhara Seiyaku, Japan - Rediun-E
Baliarda, Argentina - Resitone (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Beximco, Bangladesh - Sali-Aldopur (Spironolactone and Bendroflumethiazide)
Wabosan, Austria - Sali-Aldopur forte (Spironolactone and Bendroflumethiazide)
Wabosan, Austria - Sandoz Spironolactone
Sandoz, South Africa - Semilact (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Sedico, Georgia - Shi Er Tong
Zhongxing Hanfang Pharmaceutical, China - Shyylouh
Yang Sheng, Taiwan - Slosat (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Weidar, Taiwan - Spilactone
Sankei Yakuhin, Japan - Spilazide
Health Chemical, Taiwan - Spiractin
Alphapharm, Australia; Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa - Spiresis
Orion, Finland - Spiretic
Drug International, Bangladesh - Spiridazide (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
SIT, Italy - Spirix
Leiras, Finland; Nycomed, Denmark; Nycomed, Estonia; Nycomed, Iceland; Nycomed, Lithuania; Nycomed, Latvia; Nycomed, Norway - Spiro comp.-ratiopharm (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Ratiopharm, Germany - Spirobene
ratiopharm, Austria - Spirobeta
Betapharm, Germany - Spiro-CT
CT Arzneimittel, Germany - Spiroctan
Biolab, Brazil; Leurquin, France - Spiroctazine (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Leurquin, France - Spiro-D-Tablinen (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Winthrop, Germany - Spirofur (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Bruno Farm., Italy - Spirogamma
Wörwag Pharma, Germany; Wörwag Pharma, Estonia; Wörwag Pharma, Latvia; Wörwag Pharma, Poland - Spirohexal
Hexal, Austria - Spirola
Kalbe, Indonesia - Spirolacton
Phapros Tbk, Indonesia - Spirolang
SIT, Italy - Spirolon
Comerciosa, Ecuador; Remedica, Malta - Spiromide (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Pfizer, Myanmar; RPG, India; Searle, Vietnam - Spiron
Orion, Denmark; Panion & BF, Taiwan; ratiopharm, Hungary - Spirono Genericon
Genericon, Austria - Spirono Genericon comp. (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Genericon, Austria - Spirono Genericon comp. forte (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Genericon, Austria - Spirono-Isis
Actavis, Germany - Spironol
Pharmachemie, Israel; Polfa Grodzisk, Poland - Spironolacton A
Apothecon, Netherlands - Spironolacton AAA
AAA-Pharma, Germany - Spironolacton AccordHealthcare
Accord Healthcare, Netherlands - Spironolacton Actavis
Actavis, Netherlands; Balkanpharma, Bulgaria - Spironolacton Agepha
Agepha, Austria - Spironolacton AL
Aliud, Germany - Spironolacton Apotex
Apotex Europe, Netherlands - Spironolacton Aristo
Aristo Pharma, Germany - Spironolacton AWD
AWD.pharma, Germany - Spironolacton CF
Centrafarm, Netherlands - Spironolacton dura
Mylan dura, Germany - Spironolacton GenRx
GenRx, Netherlands - Spironolacton Heumann
Heumann, Germany - Spironolacton Hexal
Hexal, Germany - Spironolacton Lindopharm
Lindopharm, Germany - Spironolacton Mylan
Mylan, Netherlands - Spironolacton ratiopharm
ratiopharm, Netherlands - Spironolacton Sandoz
Sandoz, Germany; Sandoz, Netherlands - Spironolacton Stada
STADA, Germany - Spironolacton TAD
TAD, Germany - Spironolacton Teva
Teva, Netherlands - Spironolacton Wise
Wise, Netherlands - Spironolactona EEL
Bio EEL, Romania - Spironolactona Ozone
Ozone Laboratories, Romania - Spironolactonã
Laropharm, Romania; Terapia, Romania - Spironolactone Actavis
Actavis, France; Actavis, United Kingdom - Spironolactone Altizide Arrow (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Arrow, France - Spironolactone Altizide Biogaran (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Biogaran, France - Spironolactone Altizide EG (Spironolactone and Altizide)
EG Labo, France - Spironolactone Altizide Mylan (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Mylan, France - Spironolactone Altizide Pfizer (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Pfizer, France - Spironolactone Altizide Sandoz (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Sandoz, France - Spironolactone Altizide Teva (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Teva Santé, France - Spironolactone Altizide Zentiva (Spironolactone and Altizide)
Sanofi-Aventis, France - Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide Mutual (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Mutual, United States - Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide Mylan (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Mylan, United States - Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide Watson (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Watson, United States - Spironolactone Apotex
Apotex, Belgium - Spironolactone Arrow
Arrow, France - Spironolactone Biogaran
Biogaran, France - Spironolactone Biopolus
BioPolus, Georgia - Spironolactone CristerS
CristerS, France - Spironolactone EG
EG Labo, France; Eurogenerics, Belgium - Spironolactone Kent
Kent, United Kingdom - Spironolactone Microfine ratiopharm
Ratiopharm, France - Spironolactone Minsheng Pharm
Minsheng, China - Spironolactone Mylan
Mylan, France - Spironolactone Pfizer
Pfizer, France - Spironolactone Quality Pharm
Quality Pharmaceutical, Hong Kong - Spironolactone Ratiopharm
Teva Santé, France - Spironolactone RPG
Ranbaxy, France - Spironolactone Sandoz
Sandoz, Belgium; Sandoz, France - Spironolactone Teva
Teva Santé, France - Spironolactone Towa Yakuhin
Towa Yakuhin, Japan - Spironolactone Winthrop
Sanofi-Aventis, France - Spironolactone Zydus
Zydus, France - Spironolactone
Actavis, United States; Amneal, United States; Biomed, New Zealand; Cherubino, Malta; Mutual, United States; Mylan, United States; P & D, Malta; Royal, Taiwan; Sandoz, United States; Shou Chan, Taiwan; UDL, United States; United Research, United States; Update, Taiwan; URL, United States; Vintage, United States - Spironolactone-Eurogenerics
Eurogenerics, Luxembourg - Spironolactone-TianCheng Pharm
Tiancheng Pharmaceutical, China - Spironolacton-ratiopharm
Merckle, Estonia; Ratiopharm, Germany - Spironolacton-Tchaikapharma
Tchaikapharma, Bulgaria - Spironolakton Nycomed
Nycomed, Sweden - Spironolakton Pfizer
Pfizer, Sweden - Spironolakton
Galenika, Serbia - Spironothiazid (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Desma, Germany - Spirotic (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Talent, India - Spirotone
Mylan, New Zealand; Taiwan Veterans, Taiwan - Spirozide (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Myung In, South Korea - Teva-Spironolactone HCTZ (Spironolactone and Hydrochlorothiazide)
Teva Neuroscience, Canada - Teva-Spironolactone
Teva Neuroscience, Canada - Torlactone (Spironolactone and Torasemide)
Sun, India - Upha-Spironolactone
CCM, Malaysia - Uractone
SPA, Italy - Uractonum
Medochemie, Lithuania; Medochemie, Latvia; Medochemie, Malta; Medochemie, Singapore - Urospin (Spironolactone and Furosemide)
Bio-Pharma, Bangladesh - Urusonin
Isei, Japan - Velactone
Vee Excel, Myanmar - Verospiron
Gedeon Richter, Bulgaria; Gedeon Richter, Estonia; Gedeon Richter, Ethiopia; Gedeon Richter, Georgia; Gedeon Richter, Hungary; Gedeon Richter, Lithuania; Gedeon Richter, Latvia; Gedeon Richter, Poland; Gedeon Richter, Romania; Gedeon Richter, Russian Federation; Gedeon Richter, Vietnam; Hormosan, Germany; Richter Gedeon, Czech Republic; Richter Gedeon RT, Slovakia - Vivitar
Armstrong, Mexico - Xenalon
Mepha, Switzerland - Youlactone
Yoshindo, Japan
International Drug Name Search
Glossary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BAN | British Approved Name |
| DCF | Dénomination Commune Française |
| DCIT | Denominazione Comune Italiana |
| IS | Inofficial Synonym |
| JAN | Japanese Accepted Name |
| OS | Official Synonym |
| PH | Pharmacopoeia Name |
| Rec.INN | Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization) |
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