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Fludrocortisone
Fludrocortisone is used for: Treating adrenocortical insufficiency in Addison disease and for treating salt-losing adrenogenital syndrome.
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Fludrocortisone is in a class of drugs called steroids. Fludrocortisone prevents the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. Fludrocortisone is used to treat conditions in which the body does not produce enough of its own steroids, such as Addison’s disease, and salt-losing...
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Fludrocortisone
Fludrocortisone Acetate Tablets USP, 0.1 mg contain fludrocortisone acetate, a synthetic adrenocortical steroid possessing very potent mineralocorticoid properties and high glucocorticoid activity; it is used only for its mineralocorticoid effects. The chemical name for fludrocortisone acetate is...
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Fludrocortisone Acetate
Exerts salt-retaining (mineralocorticoid) activity by acting on renal distal tubules to enhance reabsorption of sodium and increasing urinary excretion of potassium, hydrogen, and magnesium ions.
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See also: Addison's Disease, Adrenogenital Syndrome, Dysautonomia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome

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