Spiroxasone (INNTooltip International Nonproprietary Name, USANTooltip United States Adopted Name) is a synthetic, steroidal antimineralocorticoid of the spirolactone group which was developed as a diuretic and antihypertensive agent but was never marketed.
[1] The drug is 7α-acetylthiospirolactone with the ketone group removed from the C17α spirolactone ring.
[1] Similarly to other spirolactones like spironolactone, spiroxasone also possesses antiandrogen activity.
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