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Replacement therapy for adrenal-cortical failure or hypopituitarism.
In patients with known or suspected adrenal insufficiency, intravenous or intra-muscular administration of a rapidly acting corticosteroid (such as hydrocortisone) is indicated prior to surgery, including dental surgery, or if shock, severe trauma, illness, or other stress conditions occur. Patients already receiving replacement therapy require supplemental pharmacologic doses; Congenital adrenal hyperplasia; Status asthmaticus; Allergic and anaphylactic reactions; Ulcerative colitis; Soft tissue or joint inflammation; Collagen diseases; Dermatological diseases; Hypercalcaemia associated with cancer.
