Spirolon Dosage/Direction for Use

Always take this medicine exactly as prescribed. Patients must be advised to check with the doctor or pharmacist if they are not sure.
The pharmacist's label on the pack also gives this information.
The number of tablets needed to be taken depends on the illness.
Recommended dose: This medicine should be taken once a day with food.
Adults: The adult dose varies from 25 mg to 400 mg spironolactone a day, depending on the condition being treated. If the patient is not sure how much to take, they must be advised to ask the doctor or pharmacist.
Elderly: The patient will be started on a low starting dose and gradually increase the dosage as needed to obtain the desired effect.
Use in children and adolescents: If Spirolon is given to a child, the number of tablets to be given will depend on the child's weight. The doctor will work out the number of tablets that should be given.
Spirolon 25 tablets 25 mg: The score line is only there to help in breaking the tablet if the patient is having difficulty swallowing it whole.
Spirolon 100 tablets 100 mg: The tablet can be divided into equal doses.
Forgotten intake of Spirolon: If the patient forgets to take the tablet, they may take it as soon as they remember, unless it is almost time for the next dose. A double dose should not be taken to make up for a missed dose.
Stopping intake of Spirolon: Patients must be advised that it is important to keep taking Spirolon until the doctor tells them to stop, even if they start to feel better. If the patient stops taking the tablets too soon, the condition may get worse.
If the patient has any further questions on the use of this medicine, they must be advised to ask the doctor.