Fludrocortisone Other names: Fluorohydrocortisone

Chemical formula: C₂₁H₂₉FO₅  Molecular mass: 380.45 g/mol  PubChem compound: 31378

Therapeutic indications

Fludrocortisone is indicated for:

Salt-losing adrenogenital syndrome

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Salt-losing congenital adrenal hyperplasia

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Primary adrenocortical insufficiency

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

Primary adrenocortical insufficiency

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency

Population group: only children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

For partial replacement therapy for secondary adrenocortical insufficiency in Addison’s disease.

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Contraindications

Fludrocortisone is contraindicated in the following cases:

Systemic infection

Systemic infection

Vaccination with live vaccines

at least one of
Cholera, live attenuated
Influenza, live attenuated
Measles, combinations with mumps and rubella, live attenuated
Measles, combinations with mumps, live attenuated
Measles, combinations with mumps, rubella and varicella, live attenuated
Measles, combinations with rubella, live attenuated
Measles, live attenuated
Mumps, live attenuated
Poliomyelitis oral, monovalent live attenuated
Poliomyelitis oral, trivalent, live attenuated
Rota virus, live attenuated
Rubella, combinations with mumps, live attenuated
Rubella, live attenuated
Tuberculosis, live attenuated
Typhoid, oral, live attenuated
Varicella, live attenuated
Yellow fever, live attenuated
Zoster, live attenuated

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