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Aldactone Description: Aldactone (spironolactone) is an antagonist of aldosterone and is pharmaceutically classified as a diuretic. It acts by competitively inhibiting aldosterone binding to receptor sites, especially in the renal tubes where aldosterone is involved in sodium-potassium exchange.
aldactone is known as a potassium sparing diuretic as the term suggests this medication keeps your potassium levels from getting too low while preventing your body from absorbing too much salthis is a condition in which you have too much aldosterone in your body aldosterone is a hormone produced by your adrenal glands to help regulate the salt and water balance in your body