Drugs for the Endocrine System - Triton College
Drugs for the Endocrine System
-Disorders of the endocrine system- arise from because a gland overproduces, under produces, or produces its hormones to early or too late.
-Refer to pages 310-311 table 14.1, for selected hormones and their disorders
-Hormone therapy
-Drug management of diabetes mellitus
-Insulin
-Refer to page 313 table 14.2, for types of insulin
-Oral hypoglycemics
-Refer to page 316 table 14.3, for oral hypoglycemic agents for NIDDM
-Corticosteroids- are used in the treatment of allergic reactions, skin inflammations, some cancers, autoimmune reactions and suppression of immunity in organ transplants, and eye and respiratory diseases.
-Glucocorticoids- affect fat and carbohydrate metabolism. Examples are cortisone, hydrocortisone, and cortisol.
-Mineralocorticoids- regulate the salt/water balance. Examples are aldosterone and deoxycorticosterone.
-Other hormones
-Synthetic thyroid preparations- are used in the treatment of hypothyroidism, cretinism, myxedema, and thyroid cancer.
-Somatropin- is used to stimulate growth in pituitary growth hormone deficiency.
-Vasopressin tannate- is the antidiuretic pituitary hormone (ADH). It is used to treat diabetes insipidus.
-Refer to page 321 for the representative hormones and hormonelike drugs.
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