Drugs and HPA axis

Pituitary. 2008;11(2):219-29. doi: 10.1007/s11102-008-0114-6.

Abstract

This paper outlines the interferences of the most widely used drugs with hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal function and the related laboratory parameters, with the purpose of providing practical help to clinicians during testing for hypo- or hypercortisolemic states.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Cortex Function Tests
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
  • Animals
  • Cushing Syndrome / drug therapy
  • Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions*
  • Glucocorticoids / blood
  • Humans
  • Hydrocortisone / blood
  • Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System / drug effects*
  • Pituitary-Adrenal System / drug effects*

Substances

  • Glucocorticoids
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Hydrocortisone