Steroid hormones / steroid-derived drugs

Class at a glance

• Broad steroid-structure hormone umbrella

Practical pearls

• Includes glucocorticoids + sex hormones

Pharmacology

• Nuclear-receptor gene effects are common

Members / distinctions

• Also mineralocorticoids/neuroactive steroids
• PK and clinical effects vary radically
• Structural family ≠ shared therapeutic class

Self-check

• Which groups are included in Steroid hormones / steroid-derived drugs?
  Glucocorticoids + sex hormones.
• Does a shared steroid structure imply a shared therapeutic class?
  No.

Drugs in this class (45)

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