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*Aldosterone antagonist. | *Aldosterone antagonist. | ||
*Commonly used anti-hypertensive medication.<ref name=pmid25108298>{{Cite journal | last1 = Patel | first1 = KA. | last2 = Calomeni | first2 = EP. | last3 = Nadasdy | first3 = T. | last4 = Zynger | first4 = DL. | title = Adrenal gland inclusions in patients treated with aldosterone antagonists (Spironolactone/Eplerenone): incidence, morphology, and ultrastructural findings. | journal = Diagn Pathol | volume = 9 | issue = 1 | pages = 147 | month = Aug | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1186/1746-1596-9-147 | PMID = 25108298 }}</ref> | *Commonly used anti-hypertensive medication.<ref name=pmid25108298>{{Cite journal | last1 = Patel | first1 = KA. | last2 = Calomeni | first2 = EP. | last3 = Nadasdy | first3 = T. | last4 = Zynger | first4 = DL. | title = Adrenal gland inclusions in patients treated with aldosterone antagonists (Spironolactone/Eplerenone): incidence, morphology, and ultrastructural findings. | journal = Diagn Pathol | volume = 9 | issue = 1 | pages = 147 | month = Aug | year = 2014 | doi = 10.1186/1746-1596-9-147 | PMID = 25108298 }}</ref> | ||
*May be used to treat hypertension due to primary hyperaldosteronism | *May be used to treat hypertension due to primary hyperaldosteronism related to adrenal pathology (nodular cortical hyperplasia or adenoma). | ||
*Other uses include treatment of adult acne harnessing an antiandrogenic activity. | *Other uses include treatment of adult acne harnessing an antiandrogenic activity. | ||