HORMONE
REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND ENDOCRINE PHARMACOLOGY
PITUITARY / HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES & MIMICS
Hypothalamic Factors and Analogs
luprolide acetate (Lupron)
octreotide (Sandostatin)
bromocriptine mesylate (Parlodel)
Pituitary Hormones and Analogs
growth hormone; somatotropin (Protropin)
arginine vasopressin (Pitressin)
lysine vasopressin; lypressin (Diapid)
desmopressin (DDAVP)
chlorothiazide (Diuril)
oxytocin (Pitocin, Syntocinon)
DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THYROID DYSFUNCTION
Thyroid preparations
L-thyroxine (Levothroid; Synthroid)
L-thyronine (Cytomel)
thyroid powder (Thyrar)
thyroglobulin (Proloid)
TRH; protirelin (Relefact TRH; Thypinone)
TSH; thyrotropin (Thytropar)
Antithyroid drugs
propylthiouracil
methimazole (Tapazole)
iodide
propranolol (Inderal)
131I (Iodotope I-131)
TREATMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH REPRODUCTIVE FUNCTION
Estrogens
estradiol (Estrace)
ethinyl estradiol (Estinyl; Feminone)
mestranol
diethylstilbestrol (Stilphostrol)
Progestins
medroxyprogesterone (Provera; Depo- Provera)
norethindrone (Norlutin)
norgestrel
Fertility drugs
clomiphene (Clomid; Serophene)
menopausal gonadotropin; HMG (Pergonal)
chorionic gonadotropin; HCG (Follutein; Pregnyl; Profasi HP)
danazol (Danocrine)
Androgens
methyl-testosterone (Methandren; Testred)
fluoxymesterone (Halotestin)
Anti-androgens
cyproterone acetate
flutamide (Eulexin)
5 -Reductase Inhibitors
finasteride (Proscar)
TREATMENT OF DIABETES
Insulin Preparations
Short - acting
human insulin (Humulin R)
insulin injection (Regular Iletin)
insulin zinc suspension (Iletin Semilente)
Intermediate acting:
human insulin zinc susp. (Humulin L)
isophane human insulin (Humulin N)
insulin zinc susp. (Lente)
isophane insulin (NPH Iletin)
Long acting:
protamine zinc insulin susp. (Protamine Zinc Iletin)
insulin zinc susp. (Ultralente Iletin)
Hypoglycemic agents
tolbutamide (Orinase; SK-Tolbutamide)
chlorpropamide (Diabinase)
tolazamide (Tolinase; Ronase)
acetohexamide (Dymelor)
glipizide (Glucotrol)
glyburide (Micronase, DiaBeta)
Euglycemic drug
metformin (Glucophage)
Glucosidase Inhibitor
acarbose (Precose)
Hyperglycemic drug
glucagon (generic)
diazoxide (Proglycem)
DRUGS MIMICING OR AFFECTING ADRENAL HORMONES
Glucocorticoids
cortisol; hydrocortisone (Cortef)
cortisone (Cortone)
prednisone (Deltasone; Orasone)
dexamethasone (Decadron; Hexadrol)
desoxycorticosterone (Doca)
fludrocortisone (Florinef)
Adrenotropic
ACTH (Acthar; Cortrophin)
cosyntropin (Cortrosyn)
Steroidogenesis Inhibitors
metyrapone (Metopirone)
aminoglutethimide (Cytadren)
DRUGS AFFECTING CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS
Vitamin D2; ergocalciferol
Vitamin D3; cholecalciferol
dihydrotachysterol (Hytakerol)
calcifediol (Calderol)
calcitriol (Rocaltrol)
calcitonin (Calcimar)
etidronate (Didronel)
alendronate (Fosamax)
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