Drug of choice
ENDOCRINOLOGY
🔹Drug of choice lithium-induced diabetes mellitus - Amiloride
🔹Drug of choice for steroid-induced osteoporosis - Zolindrate (Bisphosphonates)
🔹Drug of choice for prostate cancer - GNRH Analogues (Eg: buserelin)
🔹Drug of choice for neurogenic diabetes insipidus - Desmopressin
🔹Drug of choice for nephrogenic diabetes insipidus - Thiazides
🔹Drug of choice for acute adrenal insufficiency - Hydrocortisone (I.V)
🔹Drug of choice for postprandial hyperglycemia - Nateglinide (Maglitinide derivative)
🔹Drug of choice for type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) - Metformin (Bigunides)
🔹Drug of choice for type I diabetes mellitus (DM) - Regular Insulin
🔹Drug of choice for diabetes mellitus in pregnancy - Regular Insulin
🔹Drug of choice for uncontrolled diabetes mellitus - Regular Insulin
🔹Drug of choice for diabetic ketoacidosis - Regular Insulin
🔹Drug of choice for diabetes in renal and hepatic failure - Regular Insulin
🔹Drug of choice for diabetes in renal failure - Repaglinide (Maglitinide derivative)
🔹Drug of choice for prevention of breast cancer - Tamoxifen
🔹Drug of choice for prevention of diabetes - Metformin
🔹Drug of choice for severe hypoglycemia in case of insulinoma - Diazoxide (Potassium channel opener)
🔹Drug of choice for emergency contraception - Mifepristone
🔹Drug of choice for polycystic ovarian disease - Clomiphene citrate
🔹Drug of choice for oligospermia - Clomiphene citrate
🔹Drug of choice for corpus luteum insufficiency - Clomiphene citrate
🔹Drug of choice for anovulatory infertility - Clomiphene citrate
🔹Drug of choice for post coital contraception - Mifepristone
🔹 Drug of choice for hirsutism - Cyproterone acetate (Androgen receptor antagonist)
🔹Drug of choice for large prostate - Finasteride ( 5 alpha reductase inhibitor)
🔹Drug of choice for inducing labour - Oxytocin
🔹 Drug of choice for BPH - Tamsulosin
🔹Drug of choice for postmenopausal osteoporosis - Raloxifene or Bisphosphonates
🔹 Drug of choice for acute & chronic adrenal insufficiency - Hydrocortisone (Shortest acting glucocorticoid)
🔹 Drug of choice for congenital adrenal hyperplasia - Hydrocortisone
🔹Drug of choice for tumor induced brain edema - Dexamethasone (Long acting glucocorticoid)
🔹Drug used for mineralocorticoid replacement - Fludrocortisone
🔹 Drug of choice for Premenstrual syndrome - SSRI's (Eg: Fluxetine)
🔹 Drug of choice for dysfunctional uterine bleeding - NSAIDS
🔹Drug of choice for androgenic alopecia - Finasteride (5 Alpha reductase inhibitor)
🔹Drug of choice for hypothyroidism - Levothyroxine
🔹Drug of choice for hypothyroidism in children (cretinism) - Thyroxine
🔹Drug of choice for myxedema coma - Levothyroxine
🔹Drug of choice for reducing thyroid gland vascularity - Potassium iodide
🔹Drug of choice for hyperprolactinemia - Bromocriptine
🔹Drug of choice for acute gout - NSAID (Indomethacin)
🔹 Drug of choice for chronic gout - Allopurinol (Xanthine oxidase inhibitor)
🔹Drug of choice for thyroid storm - Propylthiouracil
🔹Drug of choice for making patient euthyroid before surgery - Potassium jodide
🔹 Drug of choice for thyroid cancer - Levothyroxine
🔹Drug of choice for grave's disease - Methimazole (Antithyroid drug)
🔹Drug of choice for thyroid ablation - 1 131
🔹Drug of choice for thyroid storm in India - Potassium iodide
🔹Drug of choice for reducing somatic manifestations of hyperthyroidism - Propranolol
🔹Drug of choice for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) - Regular Insulin
🔹Drug of choice for pheochromocytoma - Phenoxybenzamine (Alpha blocker)
🔹Drug of choice for acute hypercalcemia - Furosemide (Loop diuretic)
🔹Drug of choice for hypercalcemia due to malignancy - Bisphosphonate
