It is used alone or together with other medicines to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). This medicine is also used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) after a heart attack.
It treats oedema (fluid overload) associated with heart, liver, kidney or lung disease.
Eplerenone belongs to the general class of medicines called antihypertensives.
Eplerenone is a potassium-sparing diuretic. It lowers blood pressure and swelling by removing the extra water and electrolytes from the body without loss of potassium.
Major & minor side effects for Eplerenone
- Hypersensitivity
- Chest pain
- Tingling of hands and feet
- Confusion
- Irregular heartbeat
- Headache
- Flu-like symptoms
- Cough
- Breast enlargement
This medicine is recommended for use in pregnant and breastfeeding women only when necessary.
This medicine may cause a significant increase in the potassium levels, which may cause severe adverse effects.
This medicine may cause dizziness in some patients.