15. Drugs Used to Treat Endocrine Disorders

Sheila A Doggrell¹ and Joanne L Hart²

1. School of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health, Queensland University of Technology, Gardens Point, GPO Box 2434, QLD 4001, Australia

Phone +61 7 31382015 Fax +61 7 31381534 Email sheila.doggrell@qut.edu.au

2. Discipline of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medical Science, RMIT University, Bundoora, PO Box 71, Vic 3083, Australia

Phone +61 3 9925 7545 Fax +61 3 9925 7063 Email joanne.hart@rmit.edu.au

Key words: endocrine hormones, hypothyroidism, table salt, thyroxine, hyperthyroid, propylthiouracil, carbimazole, iodide, radioactive iodine, osteoporosis, calcium supplements, Vitamin D, calcitriol, Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT), raloxifene, bisphosphonates, alendronate, zoledronic acid, strontium, teriparatide, denosumab, hyperparathyroidism, cinacalcet, adrenal cortex disorders, glucocorticoids, cortisol, cortisone, mineralocorticoids, fludrocortisones, levonorgestrel, ethinyl-oestradiol, norethisterone, medoxyprogesterone acetate, clomiphene, centrorelix, follitropin, human chorionic gonadotrophin, testosterone, prazosin, tamsulosin, finasteride

Contents

15.1 Introduction to the endocrine system

15.2 Drugs used to treat thyroid disorders

15.3 Drugs used to treat osteoporosis and other bone disorders

15.4 Hyperparathyroidism

15.5 Drugs used to treat adrenal cortex disorders

15.6 Drugs and the hormones of female reproduction

15.7 Drugs for infertility

15.8 Drugs and the hormones of male reproduction