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Endocrine Pharmacology

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Bromocriptine

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Dopamine Agonist
Used to decrease prolactin release especially in prolcatinomas
Paradoxically decreases GH secretion from GH-secreting adenomas

Dopamine Agonist
Used to decrease prolactin release
More effective than bromocriptine with less side effects and a longer half life.

Growth Hormone Agonist
Used to treat growth failure in GH deficiency & Cachexia in AIDS patients.
SE: Fluid retention & edema that usually reduces with treatment but may progress to increased intracranial pressure. Also see hyperglycemia & hypothyridism (so not in DM & hypothrodism)

Growth Hormone Agonist
Similar to Somatropin but has an extra methionine.

Mecasermin Rinfabate

Insulin-like Growth Factor-1(IGF-1) Agonist & IGF-binding protein-3 (rhIGFBP-3)
rhIGFBP-3 increases the half-life of IGF-1 so useful for those who are unresponsive to GH therapy due to ~IGF-1 Deletion/mutation ~GH Receptor Mutation ~ GH antibodies