Eplerenone

Eplerenone

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1.1 Patient Selection Considerations

Serum potassium levels should be measured before initiating eplerenone tablet therapy and eplerenone tablets should not be prescribed if serum potassium is >5.5 mEq/L [see CONTRAINDICATIONS (4)].

1.2 Congestive Heart Failure Post-Myocardial Infarction

Eplerenone tablets are indicated to improve survival of stable patients with left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction ≤40%) and clinical evidence of congestive heart failure (CHF) after an acute myocardial infarction (MI).

1.3 Hypertension

Eplerenone tablets are indicated for the treatment of hypertension, to lower blood pressure. Lowering blood pressure reduces the risk of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, primarily strokes and myocardial infarctions. These benefits have been seen in controlled trials of antihypertensive drugs from a wide variety of pharmacologic classes.

Control of high blood pressure should be part of comprehensive cardiovascular risk management, including, as appropriate, lipid control, diabetes management, antithrombotic therapy, smoking cessation, exercise, and limited sodium intake. Many patients will require more than one drug to achieve blood pressure goals. For specific advice on goals and management, see published guidelines, such as those of the National High Blood Pressure Education Program’s Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC).

Numerous antihypertensive drugs, from a variety of pharmacologic classes and with different mechanisms of action, have been shown in randomized controlled trials to reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, and it can be concluded that it is blood pressure reduction, and not some other pharmacologic property of the drugs, that is largely responsible for those benefits. The largest and most consistent cardiovascular outcome benefit has been a reduction in the risk of stroke, but reductions in myocardial infarction and cardiovascular mortality also have been seen regularly.

Elevated systolic or diastolic pressure causes increased cardiovascular risk, and the absolute risk increase per mmHg is greater at higher blood pressures, so that even modest reductions of severe hypertension can provide substantial benefit. Relative risk reduction from blood pressure reduction is similar across populations with varying absolute risk, so the absolute benefit is greater in patients who are at higher risk independent of their hypertension (for example, patients with diabetes or hyperlipidemia), and such patients would be expected to benefit from more aggressive treatment to a lower blood pressure goal.

Some antihypertensive drugs have smaller blood pressure effects (as monotherapy) in black patients, and many antihypertensive drugs have additional approved indications and effects (e.g., on angina, heart failure, or diabetic kidney disease). These considerations may guide selection of therapy.

Eplerenone tablets may be used alone or in combination with other antihypertensive agents.

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Other Information

Eplerenone tablets contain eplerenone, a blocker of aldosterone binding at the mineralocorticoid receptor.

Eplerenone is chemically described as Pregn-4-ene-7,21-dicarboxylic acid, 9,11-epoxy-17-hydroxy-3-oxo-, γ-lactone, methyl ester, (7α,11α,17α)-. Its empirical formula is C24H30O6 and it has a molecular weight of 414.50.

The structural formula of eplerenone is represented below:

Eplerenone Structural Formula

Eplerenone is an odorless, white to off-white crystalline powder. It is very slightly soluble in water, with its solubility essentially pH-independent. The octanol/water partition coefficient of eplerenone is approximately 7.1 at pH 7.0.

Eplerenone tablets for oral administration contain 25 mg or 50 mg of eplerenone and the following inactive ingredients: lactose monohydrate, silicified microcrystalline cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, hypromellose, talc, magnesium stearate, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol. In addition, the 25 mg tablets also contain polysorbate and the 50 mg tablets also contain FD&C yellow No. 5 (tartrazine) and FD&C yellow No. 6, polydextrose and triacetin.

Eplerenone Manufacturers


  • American Health Packaging
    Eplerenone Tablet [American Health Packaging]
  • Rebel Distributors Corp.
    Eplerenone Tablet [Rebel Distributors Corp.]
  • Physicians Total Care, Inc.
    Eplerenone Tablet [Physicians Total Care, Inc.]
  • Apotex Corp
    Eplerenone (Eplerenone ) Tablet [Apotex Corp]
  • Eon Labs, Inc.
    Eplerenone Tablet [Eon Labs, Inc.]
  • Greenstone Llc
    Eplerenone Tablet, Film Coated [Greenstone Llc]
  • American Health Packaging
    Eplerenone Tablet [American Health Packaging]

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