Spironolactone is used off-label to slow down and prevent female pattern hair loss. It’s available in both topical and oral formats. Spironolactone works by blocking the hormones that cause certain ...

Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Key Takeaways Spironolactone helps treat heart failure by making it easier for the heart to pump blood.The medication lowers high blood pressure by removing ...

Daily treatment with a mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist flopped for reducing serious cardiac events in kidney failure patients on maintenance dialysis, a randomized trial found. Among over 2,500 ...