Diuretic Continues to Show Promise in Autism

By |2021-11-11T17:13:58-08:00March 23rd, 2017|Brief Bulletins from the Field, We Know Psychiatry|

Treatment with the diuretic bumetanide (Bumex, Validus) improved core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), including social deficits and stereotyped behaviors, results from a multicenter phase 2b study show. Bumetanide was effective in improving ASD-related symptoms across the pediatric age range, as assessed by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), [...]