Eplerenone (Inspra) for Hypertension

American Family Physician

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 915-916

  Taylor, Charles T ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; ENALAPRIL; EPLERENONE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLUCONAZOLE; LOSARTAN; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; SAQUINAVIR; SPIRONOLACTONE; VERAPAMIL;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE ACTIVITY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FOOD DRUG INTERACTION; GRAPEFRUIT JUICE; GYNECOMASTIA; HEART DISEASE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MASTALGIA; MONEY; SHORT SURVEY;

DIURETICS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; SPIRONOLACTONE;

EID: 1342346695     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

References (6)

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