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

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