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What Is Eplerenone 25mg?

Eplerenone 25mg is a prescription medicine. It is a tablet that you take by mouth. Each tablet contains 25 milligrammes of eplerenone. This medicine works by blocking action of aldosterone. This can, therefore, help lower blood pressure and help heart treatment in properly selected patients.

Because eplerenone may affect potassium levels, blood potassium and kidney function are usually monitored by healthcare professionals during treatment.

Eplerenone is used to treat heart failure after a heart attack (in patients 3 months or more after a heart attack) and high blood pressure (hypertension).

Eplerenone is often prescribed by doctors for high blood pressure. The medicine can help to lower blood pressure and lower cardiovascular risk by blocking aldosterone. Also, eplerenone can improve survival in stable adults with certain types of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction after an acute myocardial infarction.

The right treatment for a person depends on their health, medical history, kidney function and other medicines they are taking.

What Is The Mechanism Of Action Of Eplerenone?

Eplerenone works by blocking the effects of aldosterone. Normally this hormone increases sodium and water retention, and affects potassium balance. So, blocking aldosterone can help control blood pressure and some heart-related conditions.

Moreover, eplerenone does not act like a classic diuretic alone. Rather, it specifically targets the mineralocorticoid receptor.

Dosage Information for Eplerenone 25 mg

tablet strength available 25mg In some heart failure patients after heart attack, official prescribing information advises starting at 25 mg, taken once daily, with careful titration as needed. The beginning labelled dose is usually different in hypertension. Patients should therefore not choose a dose based on the tablet strength alone.

Your healthcare professional will determine the right dose for your condition. Do not increase, decrease or stop taking eplerenone without medical advice.

Potential Side Effects

Eplerenone can cause side effects, as can other medicines. Reported effects include:

• Headache.
• Lightheadedness
• Diarrhoea
• Abdominal pain
• Coughs
• Fatigue
• Tenderness or enlargement of the breast

More importantly, eplerenone can raise potassium levels in the blood. Very high potassium can cause weakness, irregular heart beats, or other serious problems.

Regular blood tests can be helpful to your healthcare professional in monitoring potassium levels and kidney function.

Important Safety Information

Before you take Eplerenone 25mg tell your doctor about your medical history and all medicines or supplements you use. Certain patients with low kidney function or certain medical conditions are at higher risk of developing high potassium.

Eplerenone can also react with some medicines. For example, potassium supplements, potassium-sparing diuretics and some CYP3A inhibitors may result in important safety concerns.

Eplerenone should therefore only be used under appropriate medical supervision.

FAQs

What is eplerenone 25 mg used for?

Eplerenone is used to treat high blood pressure and to treat certain people with heart failure after a heart attack.

Potassium. Eplerenone can cause potassium to increase in your blood.

Yes. Increased potassium levels in blood (hyperkalaemia) can be caused by eplerenone. Thus, doctors may check potassium before treatment and periodically during therapy.

Is Eplerenone 25mg a prescription only medicine?

Yes. Eplerenone is a prescription-only medication and should only be taken under the supervision of a qualified healthcare professional who can decide if it is right for you.

Can I alter my Eplerenone dose?

No. Always take the dose prescribed by your health care professional. The right dose depends on what is being treated and on other factors, such as kidney function and potassium levels.

Overall

Eplerenone 25mg is a vital prescription medicine doctors use to treat high blood pressure and certain heart conditions. Blocking aldosterone helps explain its effect on blood pressure and fluid balance. But eplerenone can raise potassium levels and may interact with other medicines, so medical supervision is necessary.