Spironolactone Overdose (Cont.)

Treatment for a Spironolactone Overdose

The treatment for a spironolactone overdose will vary. If the overdose was recent, a healthcare provider may give certain medicines or place a tube into the stomach to "pump the stomach." Treatment also involves supportive care, which consists of treating the symptoms that occur as a result of the overdose. For example, supportive treatment options may include:
 
  • Fluids through an intravenous line (IV)
  • Medications to increase blood pressure
  • Measures to correct electrolyte imbalances
  • Other treatments based on complications that occur
  • Close monitoring of the heart and lungs.
     
It is important that you seek medical attention immediately if you believe that you may have overdosed on spironolactone.
 

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Written by/reviewed by: Kristi Monson, PharmD; Arthur Schoenstadt, MD
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