HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY AND ENDOCRINE PHARMACOLOGY

PITUITARY / HYPOTHALAMIC PHARMACEUTICALS	TREATMENT OF THYROID DYSFUNCTION	TREATMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE DYSFUNCTION
TREATMENT OF DIABETES	MEDICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ADRENAL HORMONES	TREATMENT OF DISORDERS OF BONE/MINERAL METABOLISM

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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