Carbenoxalone
This drugs is a derivative of glycyrrhizinic acid, a natural constituent of liquorice.
Carbenoxalone may have a role in the treatment of gastric ulceration, although other drugs are preferable.
Carbenoxalone intoxication, or excessive use of liquorice results in a pseudo-Conn's syndrome:
- sodium and water retention
- hypokalaemia
- hypertension
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