DOC for addisons disease?
Hydrocoisone act rapidly and has sho duration of action. It has significant mineralocoicoid activity in addition to glucocoicoid action. Hydrocoisone is the name for the hormone coisol when supplied as a medication. Uses include conditions such as adrenocoical insufficiency, adrenogenital syndrome, high blood calcium, thyroiditis, rheumatoid ahritis, dermatitis, asthma, and COPD. It is the treatment of choice for adrenocoical insufficiency mineralo: gluco coicoid action for hydrocoisone or coisol is 1:1- so ideal treatmnet for addions (REF.Essential of medical pharmacology K D TRIPATHI 6 Edition, Page No - 281,283)
Hydrocoisone
Betamethasone
Prednisolone
DOCA
Endocrinology