Effect of triamterene on potassium excretion in cirrhotic patients receiving furosemide.
Thompson E J, Torres E, Grosberg S J, +1 more·Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics
In a three-way crossover study, 23 patients with hepatic cirrhosis, ascites, and dependent edema received 40 mg/day of furosemide alone and combined with triamterene 50 mg/day and triamterine 100 mg/day. Baseline potassium excretion did not increase when furosemide was given alone, but potassium excretion fell when 50…