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Do you discontinue eplerenone in patients with hypertension who believe the medication may be resulting in gynecomastia?

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Nephrology · University of California, Los Angeles
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Unlike spironolactone, gynecomastia due to eplerenone is uncommon since eplerenone is a selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist with substantially less androgen and progesterone receptor activity than spironolactone. Therefore, one should confirm that the patient has true glandular gynecomas...

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