QTMeds

Drug Database Monograph

ALDACTONE 25 mg

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Active Ingredient: SPIRONOLACTONE

QTc Interval Status:
inconnu

Clinical Description (Database Summary)

(Hérité de SPIRONOLACTONE BIOGARAN 25 mg) (Hérité de SPIRONOLACTONE ZENTIVA 50 mg) "While earlier studies (2001, https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01243-8) suggested a neutral effect on the QT interval, recent data indicates a more complex, dual mechanism: Direct hERG Blockade which theoretically prolongs the action potential duration and the QT interval, creating a risk for Torsades de Pointes especially in cases of hypokalemia or bradycardia. However, this risk is largely mitigated by Spironolactone’s pharmacological action: by antagonizing aldosterone, it prevents hypokalemia/hypomagnesemia. This electrolyte-sparing effect 'blunts' the impact of the hERG channel blockade, effectively neutralizing the pro-arrhythmic potential.

Scientific Sources / References

https://doi.org/10.1016/s0735-1097(01)01243-8, https://doi.org/10.1161/01.CIR.0000048189.58449.F7

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