Amiloride
Potassium-sparing Diuretic
Brands
Amiloride Oral Tablet
Amiloride desired effects:
- Increased Collecting Duct Na+ Excretion
- Decreased Collecting Duct K+ Excretion
- Decreased Renal K+ Excretion
- Increased Renal Mg++ Excretion
- Decreased Blood Pressure
- Decreased Distal Tubule K+ Excretion
- Increased Diuresis
- Decreased Renal Ca++ Excretion
- Increased Distal Tubule Na+ Excretion
Amiloride drug classes:
- Potassium-sparing Diuretic
Amiloride pharmacologic actions:
- Epithelial Sodium Channel Blockers
- Acid Sensing Ion Channel Blockers
- Diuretics
Amiloride mechanism of action:
- Sodium-Potassium Exchanging ATPase Interactions