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Hormone & Endocrine Medicines
Medicines that replace or adjust hormones and related body signals — thyroid medicines, steroids, gout treatments and medicines for bone strength, among others.
This page lists all 18 of them in the guide. Open any medicine for its uses, common side effects, major cautions and kidney note.
| Medicine | Brand names | Used for |
|---|---|---|
| Alendronate | Fosamax | Osteoporosis in women and men; Bone loss from steroid treatment |
| Denosumab | Prolia, Xgeva | Osteoporosis in women and men; Bone loss from hormone treatment for prostate or breast cancer |
| Desmopressin | DDAVP | Diabetes insipidus (a water-balance disorder); Bedwetting in children |
| Dexamethasone | Decadron | Severe inflammation and allergic reactions; Brain swelling |
| Hydrocortisone | Cortef, Solu-Cortef | Replacing steroids the body cannot make (adrenal insufficiency); Severe allergic reactions and shock (hospital) |
| Ibandronate | Boniva | Osteoporosis in women after menopause; Preventing bone loss in women after menopause at risk of osteoporosis |
| Levothyroxine | Synthroid, Levoxyl | Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism); After thyroid removal or radioactive iodine treatment |
| Liothyronine | Cytomel | Underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), usually combined with levothyroxine; Certain thyroid tests and cancers |
| Methimazole | Tapazole | Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism); Graves disease |
| Methylprednisolone | Medrol, Solu-Medrol | Severe allergic reactions; Asthma and COPD flare-ups |
| Prednisolone | Orapred, Prelone | Allergic reactions; Asthma flare-ups, especially in children |
| Prednisone | Deltasone | Allergic reactions; Asthma and COPD flare-ups |
| Propylthiouracil | PTU | Overactive thyroid (hyperthyroidism); Graves disease, including early in pregnancy |
| Raloxifene | Evista | Osteoporosis in women after menopause; Reducing breast cancer risk in certain women after menopause |
| Risedronate | Actonel, Atelvia | Osteoporosis in women and men; Bone loss from steroid treatment |
| Teriparatide | Forteo | Severe osteoporosis in women and men at high fracture risk; Bone loss from steroid treatment |
| Testosterone | AndroGel, Depo-Testosterone | Low testosterone in men (hypogonadism); Delayed puberty in boys, on specialist advice |
| Zoledronic acid | Reclast, Zometa | Osteoporosis; High blood calcium from cancer |
Please note: This page is a patient-education summary, not medical advice, and it deliberately contains no doses. Medicines affect everyone differently — always follow your own prescription and talk to your doctor or pharmacist before starting, stopping or changing any medicine.