DOC for addisons disease?
Correct Answer: Hydrocoisone
Description: Hydrocoisone act rapidly and has sho duration of action. It has significant mineralocoicoid activity in addition to glucocoicoid action. Hydrocoisone is the name for the hormone coisol when supplied as a medication. Uses include conditions such as adrenocoical insufficiency, adrenogenital syndrome, high blood calcium, thyroiditis, rheumatoid ahritis, dermatitis, asthma, and COPD. It is the treatment of choice for adrenocoical insufficiency mineralo: gluco coicoid action for hydrocoisone or coisol is 1:1- so ideal treatmnet for addions (REF.Essential of medical pharmacology K D TRIPATHI 6 Edition, Page No - 281,283)
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