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Chapter: Clinical Pharmacology: Endocrine drugs

Pituitary drugs

Pituitary drugs are natural or synthetic hormones that mimic thehormones produced by the pituitary gland.

Pituitary drugs

Pituitary drugs are natural or synthetic hormones that mimic thehormones produced by the pituitary gland. The pituitary drugs consist of two groups:

 

·                 Anterior pituitary drugs may be used diagnostically or therapeu-tically to control the function of other endocrine glands, such as the thyroid gland, adrenals, ovaries, and testes.

 

·                 Posterior pituitary drugs may be used to regulate fluid volume and stimulate smooth-muscle contraction in selected clinical situ-ations.

 

 

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