Amiloride
Active ingredient description
Amiloride has mild diuretic and anti-hypertensive activity. It acts primarily in the distal tubule and does not require aldosterone for its action. Amiloride is a mild natriuretic which does not initiate a concomitant decrease in potassium levels.
Medicine classification
This medicinal substance has been classified in the anatomical therapeutic chemical (ATC) classification according to its main therapeutic use as follows:
Product monographs
Competent medicine agencies globally have authorized commercialization of this active ingredient according to these medication package inserts (MPIs):
Medicines
Amiloride is the active ingredient of these drugs:
Amiloride is also found within below combination drugs:
ACUMOD , AMERIDE , AMILORETIC , AMILOSTAD HCT , AMILZIDE , AMITHIAZIDE , AMITRID , AMURETIC , ANCLORIC , BETARETIC , BILDURETIC , DEZRETIC , DIUPRESS , DIURAMIN , DIUZINE , FRUMIL , KALTEN , LOGIRENE , LORETIC , MILOREX , MODUCREN , MODUCRIN , MODURETIC , NOVAMILOR , SERVATRIN , TENSOFLUX , TIALORID , VERICORDIN COMPUESTO
Structural formula
Chemical formula: C₆H₈ClN₇O
Molecular mass: 229.627 g/mol