Which medications do you deem necessary to stop prior to measuring plasma renin and plasma aldosterone when evaluating a patient for possible primary aldosteronism?  

The most important medications to stop before checking renin and aldo levels are spironolactone, amiloride, triamterene, finerenone, and eplerenone. Ideally, patients should be off these meds for at least 6 weeks before testing. A pathologic primary aldo can be detected while taking beta blockers or...