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amiloride /amil·o·ride/ (ah-mil´ah-rīd) a potassium-sparing diuretic used as the hydrochloride salt in the treatment of edema and hypertension and in the prevention and treatment of hypokalemia.

amiloride [ah-mil´o-rīd]

a potassium sparing diuretic, used as the hydrochloride salt, usually in combination with hydrochlorothiazide, in the treatment of edema and hypertension and the prevention and treatment of hypokalemia.

amiloride

a potassium-sparing diuretic.

amiloride

Nephrology A drug that blocks the Na+/H+ antiporter, used clinically as a potassium-sparing diuretic. See Diuretics, Potassium-sparing diuretic Pulmonology An aerosolized sodium channel blocker that may slow the progression of pulmonary dysfunction in cystic fibrosis. See Diuretics, Potassium-sparing diuretic.

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