Prescribing Patterns of Hydrocortisone in Septic ShockPrescribing Patterns of Hydrocortisone in Septic Shock
Find out what triggers a prescription for hydrocortisone in the setting of septic shock. Critical Care Medicine (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 10, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news
Glenmark gets USFDA nod for skin infections cream
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals received approval from USFDA for its generic Hydrocortisone Butyrate Cream used for treating skin infections. (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - September 30, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Nocturnal Hypoglycemia in ACTH and GH Deficient ChildrenNocturnal Hypoglycemia in ACTH and GH Deficient Children
Can continuous glucose monitoring help optimize hydrocortisone replacement therapy in children? Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 27, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Continuous glucose monitoring: role in ACTH and GH deficiency
Congenital ACTH and GH deficiency can present with hypoglycaemia at birth or in young children, as cortisol and GH play key roles in glucose homeostasis. As recurrent severe hypoglycaemia negatively impacts neurocognitive development, effective replacement therapy is crucial for the neurological outcome in these patients. Cambiaso and colleagues used continuous glucose monitoring to detect nocturnal asymptomatic hypoglycaemic episodes and optimize the hydrocortisone regimen in children with congenital ACTH and GH deficiency.
Read the full article in Clinical Endocrinology 79 232–237, DOI: 10.1111/cen.12123. (Sou...
Source: Society for Endocrinology - August 8, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Hydrocortisone Safe in Infantile Bronchopulmonary DysplasiaHydrocortisone Safe in Infantile Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
In preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, hydrocortisone does not seem to have adverse effects, according to European researchers. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 5, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
What Is the Best Approach to Tailoring Hydrocortisone Dose?What Is the Best Approach to Tailoring Hydrocortisone Dose?
Do you consider circadian rhythm when dosing hydrocortisone for patients with adrenal insufficiency? Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - May 3, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news
Updated national IV monograph on Hydrocortisone sodium succinate (Solu-Cortef)
Source: Medusa
Area: News
An updated IV monograph on Hydrocortisone sodium succinate (Solu-Cortef) is now available from the NHS injectable medicines guide website (Medusa). Please see the link below for access (registration required).
(Source: NeLM - News)
Source: NeLM - News - January 8, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
