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 ...

Spironolactone use among young women and girls has been growing since 2000 for acne and other androgen-related conditions. Although established for cardiovascular indications, spironolactone is not ...

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 ...

Among heart attack survivors without heart failure who were on "very good" background medical therapy, routine spironolactone was no better than placebo regarding the trial's two coprimary endpoints ...