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Fludrocortisone for Addison’s Disease_

Fludrocortisone is a kind of steroid, it helps to reduce the inflammation in our body, it is also the kind of drug called an oral mineralocorticoid. These are oral tablets and are only available as a generic drug.

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Fludrocortisone for Addison’s Disease_

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  1. Fludrocortisone for Addison’s Disease? Drugs, Herbs and Supplements https://medsol.info/drugs/fludrocortisone/

  2. Why Fludrocortisone medication prescribed? Fludrocortisone is a kind of steroid, it helps to reduce the inflammation in our body. These are oral tablets and only available as a generic drug. If our body is not producing enough steroids, in this condition fludrocortisone is used to create the steroid in our body such as salt-losing adrenogenital syndrome and Addison’s disease. Fludrocortisone is a natural substance (glucocorticoid) that is made by the man in the body. Fludrocortisone also used with other medications like hydrocortisone to treat low glucocorticoid levels. This medication is used in its acetate form and this medicine is taken by mouth.

  3. How Should This Medicine Be Used? Fludrocortisone medicine comes in a tablet form to be taken by mouth with food or without food, It totally depends upon you. Its dosage depends upon your medical condition and response to treatment. If you are taking any prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and herbal products then tell about these products your doctor and pharmacist. Your doctor or pharmacists will tell you about the time period of taking tablets. Don’t try to take the extra dosage for more and faster improvements, it could be harmful to you.

  4. Side Effects of Fludrocortisone • Dizziness,insomnia, restlessness.depressed, anxiety, acne, hair growth increased, upset stomach, stomach irritation, vomiting, headache, easy bruising, irregular or absent menstrual periods. • Cold or infection that lasts a long time, feeling weakness in your muscles, black or tarry stool, skin rash, swollen face, lower legs, or ankles, vision problems

  5. Special Precautions Should Take • If you have any allergic issues to fludrocortisone medicine, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in fludrocortisone tablets or orally disintegrating tablets then tell your doctor and pharmacist. • If you have any of type fungal infection on your skin, then don’t take fludrocortisone medicine and tell your doctor and pharmacist. • If you are breastfeeding, pregnant, or planning to become pregnant and using the fludrocortisone medicine. if you become pregnant while taking fludrocortisone then tell your doctor and pharmacist while you are taking this medicine. • If you are planning for surgery or dental surgery and using the fludrocortisone medicine then tell your doctor and dentist.

  6. Fludrocortisone Interactions With OtherDrugs There are so many types of drugs that are available with them it can interact like drugs that can cause bleeding/bruising, hormones (such as androgens, birth control pills, estrogens), or mifepristone, vaccines, drugs affecting liver enzymes that remove fludrocortisone from your body tell your doctor and pharmacist before using them. If you are directed by your doctor or pharmacist to take low-dose aspirin for heart attack or stroke prevention, So unless your doctor instructs you don’t try to change the dosages, it could be harmful to you.

  7. Thank You https://medsol.info/drugs/fludrocortisone/

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