Fludrocortisone

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Fludrocortisone (fludrocortisone systemic) is a member of the drug class mineralocorticoids and is used to treat Addison's Disease, Adrenogenital Syndrome, Dysautonomia and Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome.

US matches:

• Fludrocortisone


• Fludrocortisone Acetate

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

H02AA02

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000127-31-1

Chemical Formula

C21-H29-F-O5

Molecular Weight

380

Therapeutic Category

Adrenal cortex hormone, mineralocorticoid

Chemical Name

Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 9-fluoro-11,17,21-trihydroxy-, (11ß)-

Foreign Names

• Fludrocortisonum (Latin)
• Fludrocortison (German)
• Fludrocortisone (French)
• Fludrocortisona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Fludrocortisone (OS: BAN, DCF, DCIT)
• Fluorhydrocortisone (IS)
• Fludrocortisone Acetate (OS: JAN, BANM)
• StC 1400 (IS)
• Fludrocortisonacetat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Fludrocortisone (acétate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Fludrocortisone Acetate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Int. 4, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Fludrocortisoni acetas (PH: Ph. Int. 4, Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Names

• Astonin Merck
  Merck, Spain



• Astonin
  Merck, Germany



• Astonin-H
  Merck, Austria; Merck, Colombia; Merck, Croatia (Hrvatska); Merck, Hungary; Merck, Luxembourg; Merck KGaA, Romania



• Lonikan
  Merck, Argentina



• Cortineff
  Jelfa, Poland; Polfa, Bulgaria; Polfa Pabianice, Lithuania; Polfa Pabianice, Latvia; Polfa Pabianice, Poland; Polfa Pabianskiy, Russian Federation



• Dicortineff Vet (Fludrocortisone and Neomycin, + Gramicidin (veterinary use))
  Polfa Warszawa, Poland



• Florinef Acetaat
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Netherlands



• Florinef
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Australia; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Switzerland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chile; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Denmark; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Finland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hong Kong; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Ireland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Iceland; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Japan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Norway; Bristol-Myers Squibb, New Zealand; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Sweden; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Singapore; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Thailand; Bristol-Myers Squibb, Taiwan; Bristol-Myers Squibb, South Africa; IFET, Greece; Monarch, United States; Paladin, Canada



• Florinef (veterinary use)
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, United Kingdom



• Florinefe
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brazil



• Fludrocortison
  Bristol-Myers Squibb, Slovakia



• Fludrocortisonacetaat CF
  Centrafarm, Netherlands



• Fludrocortisonacetaat PCH
  Pharmachemie, Netherlands



• Fludrocortisonacetaat (veterinary use)
  Kombivet, Netherlands



• Fludrocortisone Acetate
  Global, United States; Impax, United States; Teva USA, United States



• Fludrocortisone AP-HP
  AGEPS, France



• Fludroxyl (Fludrocortisone and Neomycin, + Sulfacetamide (veterinary use))
  Laboratoire TVM, France

International Drug Name Search

Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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