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2. Everything I Wish I Knew About Taking Spironolactone for Acne

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   Spironolactone is an acne treatment prescribed by dermatologists. Find out how spironolactone improves the appearance of hormonal acne, side effects, and more.

3. Everything You Need to Know About Acne, from Causes to Treatment

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   Spironolactone: Spironolactone is used to treat high blood pressure but is also prescribed off-label for treating acne in women. Spironolactone reduces the amount of androgen hormones in your body ...

4. Why are dermatologists prescribing women a blood pressure ...

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   Spironolactone is one of the acne treatments included in the American Academy of Dermatology treatment guidelines. The drug isn’t generally used as a so-called first-line treatment for acne.

5. Spironolactone - Wikipedia

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   Spironolactone is commonly used in the treatment of hirsutism in women, and is considered to be a first-line antiandrogen for this indication. [68] Spironolactone can be used in the treatment of female-pattern hair loss (pattern scalp hair loss in women). [69] There is tentative low quality evidence supporting its use for this indication. [70]

6. Acne - Wikipedia

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   [1] [37] [126] Spironolactone is an aldosterone antagonist and is a useful acne treatment due to its ability to additionally block the androgen receptor at higher doses. [ 37 ] [ 106 ] Alone or in combination with a birth control pill, spironolactone has shown a 33 to 85% reduction in acne lesions in women. [ 117 ]

7. Potassium-sparing diuretic - Wikipedia

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   They are typically used as an adjunct in management of hypertension, cirrhosis, and congestive heart failure. [3] The steroidal aldosterone antagonists can also be used for treatment of primary hyperaldosteronism. Spironolactone, a steroidal aldosterone antagonist, is also used in management of female hirsutism and acne from PCOS or other ...