potassium-sparing diuretic / anti-aldosterone
Spironolactone
Increases the elimination of water and salt while sparing potassium. This molecule appears in 178 of the medicines we have indexed.
Do you need a supplement? No.
No supplement is warranted with this treatment. A varied diet remains the foundation.
Do you also take another treatment?
By the Layer Nutrition editorial teamHow the atlas classifies the 664 molecules
- Class
- potassium-sparing diuretic / anti-aldosterone
- Indexed medicines
- 178
- Our answer
- Nothing to add
- Updated
- October 2026
What this medicine is for
It is a medicine in the “potassium-sparing diuretic / anti-aldosterone” category. This diuretic increases the elimination of water while retaining potassium; it requires monitoring of blood salts.
In practice: Increases the elimination of water and salt while sparing potassium. It is generally taken over the long term, with regular follow-up, and it is not stopped on one’s own initiative.
The name on your box may be here.
These names come from the public registers of 32 countries: the ANSM for France, the AEMPS for Spain, the AIFA for Italy, the HPRA for Ireland, Swissmedic for Switzerland, and the European Medicines Agency for the others.
Most widespread
- ALDACTONE
- SPIRIX
- VEROSPIRON
- SPIRON
- SPIROLON
- СПИЛАКТОН
- ALSPIRON
- FINOSPIR
- MEDOSPIR
- SPIRETIC
- SPIRO
- SPIROBENE
No name matches.
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France16
- ALDACTONE
- ALDACTAZINE
- SPIRONOLACTONE ARROW
- SPIRONOLACTONE BIOGARAN
- SPIRONOLACTONE CRISTERS
- SPIRONOLACTONE EG
- SPIRONOLACTONE PFIZER
- SPIRONOLACTONE SANDOZ
- SPIRONOLACTONE TEVA
- SPIRONOLACTONE VIATRIS
- SPIRONOLACTONE ZENTIVA
- SPIRONOLACTONE ZYDUS
- SPIRONOLACTONE ALTIZIDE ARROW
- SPIRONOLACTONE ALTIZIDE BIOGARAN
- SPIRONOLACTONE ALTIZIDE TEVA
- SPIRONOLACTONE ALTIZIDE VIATRIS
Germany15
- ALDACTONE
- SPIROBETA
- QAIALDO
- SPIRO COMP
- SPIRONOTHIAZID
- SPIRO COMP. FORTE
- SPIRONOLACTON 1 A PHARMA
- SPIRONOLACTON ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTON AL
- SPIRONOLACTON ARISTO
- SPIRONOLACTON HEUMANN
- SPIRONOLACTON HEXAL
- SPIRONOLACTON RATIOPHARM
- SPIRONOLACTON STADA
- SPIRONOLACTON FUROSEMID PLUS HEUMANN
Spain5
- ALDACTONE
- ALDOLEO
- ESPIRONOLACTONA ACCORD
- ESPIRONOLACTONA ALTER
- ESPIRONOLACTONA ORION
Italy8
- ALDACTONE
- QAIALDO
- SPIROLANG
- URACTONE
- ALDACTAZIDE
- LASITONE
- SPIRIDAZIDE
- SPIROFUR
United Kingdom14
- ALDACTONE
- SPIRETIC
- UROSPIR
- UROSPIR UROSPIR™
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD HEALTHCARE
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD-UK
- SPIRONOLACTONE BRISTOL LABORATORIES
- SPIRONOLACTONE CHELONIA HEALTHCARE
- SPIRONOLACTONE GENETHICS EUROPE
- SPIRONOLACTONE MERCURY PHARMACEUTICALS
- SPIRONOLACTONE NOUMED LIFE SCIENCES
- SPIRONOLACTONE RELONCHEM
- SPIRONOLACTONE TEVA UK
- SPIRONOLACTONE WAYMADE
Ireland3
- ALDACTONE
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE
Switzerland2
- ALDACTONE
- FUROSPIR
Austria13
- ALDACTONE
- SPIROBENE
- SPIROHEXAL
- SPIRONO
- FURO-SPIROBENE
- LASILACTON
- QAIALDO
- FURO-SPIROBENE FORTE
- SPIRONO COMP.
- SPIRONO COMP. FORTE
- SPIRONOLACTON AGEPHA
- SPIRONOLACTON ORION
- SPIRONOLACTONE ORION
Belgium3
- ALDACTONE
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE EG
Bulgaria2
- СПИЛАКТОН
- QAIALDO
Cyprus7
- SPIRO
- URACTONUM
- QAIALDO
- SPIROLON
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTONE MEDOCHEMIE
- SPIRONOLACTONE REMEDICA
Croatia2
- ALDACTONE
- QAIALDO
Denmark5
- SPIRIX
- SPIRON
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTONE VIATRIS
Estonia4
- SPIRIX
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTONE MEDOCHEMIE
Finland3
- SPIRIX
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ORION
Greece2
- ALDACTONE
- QAIALDO
Hungary4
- SPIRON
- VEROSPIRON
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ORION
Iceland3
- SPIRIX
- SPIRON
- QAIALDO
Latvia4
- SPIRIX
- VEROSPIRON
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD
Liechtenstein1
- QAIALDO
Lithuania5
- SPIRIX
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTONE MEDOCHEMIE
- SPIRONOLACTONE ORION
Luxembourg6
- ALDACTONE
- QAIALDO
- SPIRO COMP.
- SPIRO COMP. FORTE
- SPIRONOLACTON RATIOPHARM
- SPIRONOLACTONE EG
Malta4
- ALDACTONE
- SPIROLON
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE MEDOCHEMIE
Norway3
- SPIRIX
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ORION
Netherlands6
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTON ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTON GENRX
- SPIRONOLACTON MYLAN
- SPIRONOLACTON PROLEPHA
- SPIRONOLACTONE AUROBINDO
Poland5
- FINOSPIR
- SPIRONOL
- VEROSPIRON
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE MEDREG
Portugal6
- ALDACTONE
- ONDOLEN FORTE
- QAIALDO
- ESPIRONOLACTONA ALTER
- ESPIRONOLACTONA GENERIS
- ESPIRONOLACTONA MYLAN
Romania10
- ALSPIRON
- VEROSPIRON
- DIUREX
- DIUROCARD
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONĂ ARENA
- SPIRONOLACTONĂ BIOEEL
- SPIRONOLACTONĂ GEMAX PHARMA
- SPIRONOLACTONĂ LPH LABORMED
- SPIRONOLACTONĂ TERAPIA
Slovakia5
- MEDOSPIR
- VEROSPIRON
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTONE MEDREG
Slovenia3
- ALDACTONE
- SPIRONOLAKTON ORION
- QAIALDO
Sweden5
- SPIRONOLAKTON ORIFARM
- SPIRONOLAKTON PFIZER
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE ACCORD
- SPIRONOLACTONE ORION
Czechia4
- VEROSPIRON
- QAIALDO
- SPIRONOLACTONE MEDREG
- SPIRONOLACTONE ORION
One answer out of three.
The atlas gives each molecule one of these three answers. Most call for nothing.
- Our formula31 molecules
- An active ingredient to consider59 molecules
- Nothing to add574 moleculesincluding this one
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