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Anterior pituitary
A major organ of the endocrine system, the anterior pituitary (also called the adenohypophysis or pars anterior) is the glandular, anterior lobe that together with the posterior lobe (posterior pituitary, or the neurohypophysis) makes up the p ...
lobe hormones and analogues
H01AA Adrenocorticotropic hormone
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Corticotropin
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Tetracosactide
H01AB Thyrotropin
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Thyrotropin alfa
H01AC Somatropin and somatropin agonists
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Somatropin
Growth hormone therapy refers to the use of growth hormone (GH) as a prescription medication—it is one form of hormone therapy. Growth hormone is a peptide hormone secreted by the pituitary gland that stimulates growth and cell reproduction. I ...
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Somatrem
Somatrem, sold under the brand name Protropin, is an analogue of growth hormone (GH).
Somatrem is a recombinant human growth hormone used for the treatment of short stature due to decreased or absent secretion of endogenous growth hormone. Som ...
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Mecasermin
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Sermorelin
Sermorelin acetate (; brand names Geref, Gerel), also known as GHRH (1-29), is a peptide analogue of growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) which is used as a diagnostic agent to assess growth hormone (GH) secretion for the purpose of diagno ...
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Mecasermin rinfabate
Mecasermin rinfabate (INN, USAN) (brand name Iplex), also known as /, is a drug consisting of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and recombinant human insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) which is used for ...
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Tesamorelin
Tesamorelin (INN) (trade name Egrifta SV) is a synthetic form of growth-hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) which is used in the treatment of HIV-associated lipodystrophy, approved initially in 2010. It is produced and developed by Theratechnologies ...
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Somapacitan
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Somatrogon
H01AX Other anterior pituitary lobe hormones and analogues
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Pegvisomant
Pegvisomant, sold under the brand name Somavert, is a growth hormone receptor antagonist used in the treatment of acromegaly. It is primarily used if the pituitary gland tumor causing the acromegaly cannot be controlled with surgery or radiatio ...
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Capromorelin
H01B Posterior pituitary lobe hormones
H01BA Vasopressin and analogues
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Vasopressin (
argipressin
Vasopressin infusions are in use for septic shock patients not responding to fluid resuscitation or infusions of catecholamines (e.g., dopamine or norepinephrine) to increase the blood pressure while sparing the use of catecholamines. These arg ...
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Desmopressin
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Lypressin
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Terlipressin
Terlipressin, sold under the brand name Terlivaz among others, is an analogue of vasopressin used as a vasoactive drug in the management of low blood pressure. It has been found to be effective when norepinephrine does not help. Terlipressin i ...
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Ornipressin
Ornipressin is a vasoconstrictor, haemostatic
An antihemorrhagic (antihæmorrhagic) agent is a substance that promotes hemostasis (stops bleeding). It may also be known as a hemostatic (also spelled haemostatic) agent.
Antihemorrhagic agents use ...
H01BB Oxytocin and analogues
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Demoxytocin
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Oxytocin
Oxytocin (Oxt or OT) is a peptide hormone and neuropeptide normally produced in the hypothalamus and released by the posterior pituitary. It plays a role in social bonding, reproduction, childbirth, and the period after childbirth. Oxytocin ...
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Carbetocin
H01C Hypothalamic hormones
H01CA Gonadotropin-releasing hormones
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Gonadorelin
Gonadorelin is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) which is used in fertility medicine and to treat amenorrhea and hypogonadism. It is also used in veterinary medicine. The medication is a form of the endogenous GnRH and is i ...
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Nafarelin
Nafarelin, sold under the brand name Synarel among others, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) medication which is used in the treatment of endometriosis and early puberty.https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/drugsatfda_docs/labe ...
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Buserelin
Buserelin, sold under the brand name Suprefact among others, is a medication which is used primarily in the treatment of prostate cancer and endometriosis. It is also used for other indications such as the treatment of premenopausal breast cance ...
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Fertirelin
Fertirelin, or fertirelin acetate, sold under the brand name Ovalyse, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) which has been marketed in the United Kingdom and Austria. It may no longer be available. Fertirelin has been used in ...
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Lecirelin
Lecirelin, sold under the brand names Dalmarelin, Ovucron, and Reproreline, is a short-acting gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) medication which is used in veterinary medicine in Europe and Israel. It is a GnRH analogue and a ...
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Deslorelin
Deslorelin, sold under the brand names Ovuplant, SucroMate, and Suprelorin among others, is an injectable gonadotropin releasing hormone superagonist (GnRH agonist) which is used in veterinary medicine for various indications.
Uses
Veterinary
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Azagly-nafarelin
Azagly-nafarelin, sold under the brand name Gonazon, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) medication which is used in veterinary medicine in Europe. It is a GnRH analogue and a synthetic peptide, specifically a decapeptide. ...
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Peforelin
Peforelin (), or peforelin acetate, sold under the brand name Maprelin, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH agonist) medication which is used in veterinary medicine in Europe and Canada. It is a GnRH analogue and a synthetic peptide, ...
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Salmon gonadotropin releasing hormone analogue
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Triptorelin
Triptorelin, sold under the brand name Decapeptyl among others, is a medication that acts as an agonist analog of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, repressing expression of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH).
It is a ...
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Alarelin
H01CB Somatostatin and analogues
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Somatostatin
Somatostatin, also known as growth hormone-inhibiting hormone (GHIH) or by several other names, is a peptide hormone that regulates the endocrine system and affects neurotransmission and cell proliferation via interaction with G protein-couple ...
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Octreotide
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Lanreotide
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Vapreotide
Vapreotide (Sanvar) is a synthetic somatostatin analog. It is used in the treatment of esophageal variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhotic liver disease and AIDS-related diarrhea
Diarrhea, also spelled diarrhoea, is the condition of h ...
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Pasireotide
Pasireotide, sold under the brand name Signifor, is an orphan drug approved in the United States and the European Union Text was copied from this source which is © European Medicines Agency. Reproduction is authorized provided the source is ackno ...
H01CC Anti-gonadotropin-releasing hormones
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Ganirelix
Ganirelix acetate (or diacetate), sold under the brand names Orgalutran and Antagon among others, is an injectable competitive gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH antagonist). It is primarily used in assisted reproduction to control o ...
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Cetrorelix
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Elagolix
Elagolix, sold under the brand name Orilissa, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH antagonist) medication which is used in the treatment of pain associated with endometriosis in women. It is also under development for the treatme ...
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Linzagolix
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Relugolix
Relugolix, sold under the brand names Orgovyx and Relumina and as one component of Myfembree, is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH receptor antagonist) medication which is used in the treatment of prostate cancer in men and uteri ...
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estradiol and
norethisterone
Norethisterone, also known as norethindrone and sold under many brand names, is a progestin medication used in birth control pills, menopausal hormone therapy, and for the treatment of gynecological disorders. The medication is available in both ...
References
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