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What is Fludrocortisone?

Fludrocortisone is a synthetic corticosteroid It is used primarily to replace the missing hormone aldosterone in various forms of adrenal insufficiency such as Addison's disease and congenital adrenal hyperplasia. It is the first line of treatment for orthostatic intolerance.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Support another treatment 1 1
Other 1 0
Low blood pressure (hypotension) 1 1
Orthostatic/Postural Hypotension 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
2 100%

Dosages

  0.1 mg all the time (24/7) 0.1 mg daily 0.3 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Currently Taking Fludrocortisone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
1
1
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

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Report created on November 23, 2009.