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fludrocortisone

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flu·dro·cor·ti·sone  (fldr-kôrt-sn, -zn)
n.
A synthetic steroid used therapeutically to increase blood pressure by lowering the amount of salt the body excretes.

[Short for fluorohydrocortisone.]


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If aldosterone is also deficient, it is replaced with oral doses of a mineralocorticoid, called fludrocortisone acetate (Florinef[R]), which is taken once a day.
The year-over-year increase for the fourth quarter was primarily due to shipments of over-the-counter (OTC) Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate (5mg/120mg) 12-hour Extended Release Tablets and Flavoxate Hydrochloride 100mg Tablets (which began shipping during the fourth quarter of 2003), and higher sales of Fludrocortisone Tablets, Minocycline Capsules, and the LIPRAM product family.
The significant year-over-year increases were primarily due to shipments of over-the-counter (OTC) Loratadine and Pseudoephedrine Sulfate (5mg/120mg) 12-hour Extended Release Tablets to Schering-Plough and to Wyeth during the third quarter of 2003; and higher sales of Fludrocortisone Tablets, Minocycline Capsules, and the LIPRAM product family.
 
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