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The association between drospirenone and hyperkalemia: a comparative-safety study

BACKGROUND: Drospirenone/ethinyl-estradiol is an oral contraceptive (OC) that possesses unique antimineralocorticoid activity. It is conjectured that drospirenone, taken alone or concomitantly with spironolactone, may be associated with an increased risk of hyperkalemia. METHODS: A retrospective coh...

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Autores principales: Bird, Steven T, Pepe, Salvatore R, Etminan, Mahyar, Liu, Xinyue, Brophy, James M, Delaney, Joseph AC
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265420/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22208934
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6904-11-23