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Name
Fludrocortisone Acetate
Alternate Names
Florinef
Florinef Acetate
Fluorohydrocortisone
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Adrenocorticoid steroid. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
NSC Number
None
Primary Site
None
Histology
None
Remarks
A potent oral mineralocorticoid; salt-regulating; adrenocorticoid steroid. The acetate salt of a synthetic steroid with potent mineralocorticoid and high glucocorticoid activity, used in replacement therapy for primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency in Addison's disease and for the treatment of salt-losing adrenogenital syndrome
Coding
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