Glucocorticoids

A drug may be classified by the chemical type of the active ingredient or by the way it is used to treat a particular condition. Each drug can be classified into one or more drug classes.

Glucocorticoids are one of the corticosteroids (adrenal cortical steroids) released from the adrenal gland. The physiological stimulus for glucocorticoid release is corticortiotropin (adrenocorticotropic hormone) from the anterior pituitary.

Glucocorticoids are synthesized and released as needed and bind to glucocorticoid receptors.

Glucocorticoids e.g. cortisol and cortisone, are essential for the utilization of carbohydrate, fat and protein by the body and for normal response to stress. Naturally occurring and synthetic glucocorticoids have very powerful anti-inflammatory effects and are used to treat conditions that involve inflammation. They also decrease the body

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See also

Medical conditions associated with glucocorticoids:

• Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
• Addison's Disease
• Adrenal Insufficiency
• Adrenocortical Insufficiency
• Adrenogenital Syndrome
• Allergic Reactions
• Alopecia
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Aphthous Ulcer
• Aspiration Pneumonia
• Asthma
• Asthma, acute
• Asthma, Maintenance
• Atopic Dermatitis
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Autoimmune Hepatitis
• Berylliosis
• Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
• Bullous Pemphigoid
• Bursitis
• Cerebral Edema
• Chorioditis
• Chorioretinitis
• Cluster Headaches
• Cogan's Syndrome
• Conjunctivitis
• Conjunctivitis, Allergic
• Corneal Ulcer
• Crohn's Disease
• Crohn's Disease, Acute
• Crohn's Disease, Maintenance
• Croup
• Cushing's Syndrome
• Dermal Necrosis, Prophylaxis
• Dermatitis
• Dermatitis Herpetiformis
• Dermatologic Lesion
• Dermatological Disorders
• Dermatomyositis
• Eczema
• Eosinophilic Esophagitis
• Epicondylitis, Tennis Elbow
• Erythroblastopenia
• Evan's Syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Frozen Shoulder
• Gout, Acute
• Gouty Arthritis
• Graft-versus-host disease
• Hay Fever
• Heart Failure
• Hemolytic Anemia
• Herpes Zoster
• Herpes Zoster Iridocyclitis
• Hypercalcemia of Malignancy
• Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
• Immunosuppression
• Inflammatory Bowel Disease
• Inflammatory Conditions
• Iridocyclitis
• Iritis
• Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Keloids
• Keratitis
• Leukemia
• Lichen Planus
• Lichen Sclerosus
• Lichen Simplex Chronicus
• Loeffler's Syndrome
• Lymphoma
• Meningitis
• Meningitis, Haemophilus influenzae
• Meningitis, Listeriosis
• Meningitis, Meningococcal
• Meningitis, Pneumococcal
• Multiple Myeloma
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Mycosis Fungoides
• Nausea/Vomiting, Chemotherapy Induced
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Neuralgia
• Neuritis
• Neurosarcoidosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Pemphigoid
• Pemphigus
• Pharyngitis
• Pityriasis rubra pilaris
• Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
• Psoriasis
• Psoriatic Arthritis
• Pulmonary Tuberculosis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Sarcoidosis
• Seborrheic Dermatitis
• Shock
• Sinusitis
• Skin Rash
• Synovitis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Systemic Sclerosis
• Thrombocytopenia
• Thrombocytopenia Idiopathic
• Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
• Tuberculosis, Extrapulmonary
• Tuberculous Meningitis
• Ulcerative Colitis
• Ulcerative Proctitis
• Uveitis
• Uveitis, Posterior