Research Notes on Fludrocortisone
Fludrocortisone belongs belongs to the family of medicines called steroids. Fludrocortisone is a corticosteroid, which is a cortisone-like medicine. Corticosteroids help control the amount of sodium and fluids in your body. It is used to treat Addison's Disease and syndromes where excessive amounts of sodium are lost in the urine.
Fast Facts:
- The brand name is Florinef Acetate.
- Fludrocortisone is a class "C" drug.
- Fludrocortisone is also used to increase blood pressure.
5 Great Resources on Fludrocortisone
- Drugs.com: Fludrocortisone
- Micromedex (via Mayo Clinic): Fludrocortisone (Oral Route)
- RxList: Florinef Indications and Dosage
- MedicineNet: Generic Name: Fludrocortisone-Oral / Brand Name (s): Florinef
- WebMD: Fludrocortisone Oral
What is Fludrocortisone?
- Wikipedia: Fludrocortisone
- Healthline: What is Fludrocortisone
- Drug Digest: What Are Fludrocotisone Tablets?
- Healthwise (via Providence Health & Services): What is Fludrocortisone?
What Are The Uses for Fludrocortisone?
- American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (via MedlinePlus): Why is This Medication Prescribed? | Other Uses for This Medicine
- RxList: Florinef: Indications
- Drugs.com: Indications and Usage
- McKesson Corporation (via RealAge): Fludrocortisone, Oral: What is This Medicine Used For?
What Are The Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Fludrocortisone?
- Drug Digest: What Side Effects May I Notice From Taking Fludrocortisone?
- Mayo Clinic: Precautions and Side Effects
- Healthline: What Are the Possible Side Effects of Fludrocortisone?
- RxMed: Florinef: Precautions
- Federal Drug Administration: Florinef Acetate: Precautions
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Fludrocortisone
- DINET: Florinef, "The Good, Bad, and the Ugly"
- DINET: Keeping Fludrocortisone In the Fridge?, Change in Formulation
- Drug Talk: Addison's Disease Board: Florinef
Clinical Trials for Fludrocortisone
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Fludrocortisone
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Fludrocortisone
- Journal of the American Medical Association Search: Fludrocortisone
- PubMed Central Search: Fludrocortisone
- Google Scholar Search: Fludrocortisone
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