What medications are available for Cushing’s disease?

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What medications are available for Cushing’s disease?

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Several medications have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Cushing’s disease and related symptoms. Examples include Signifor and Signifor LAR (pasireotide formulations), Recorlev (levoketoconazole), Isturisa (osilodrostat), and Korlym (mifepristone). Other medications, such as ketoconazole and metyrapone, also can be used off-label to help manage the disease.

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Patrícia Silva, PhD avatar
Patrícia Silva, PhD Patrícia holds a PhD in medical microbiology and infectious diseases from the Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, and completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal. Her work in academia was mainly focused on molecular biology and the genetic traits of infectious agents such as viruses and parasites. Patrícia earned several travel awards to present her work at international scientific meetings. She is a published author of several peer-reviewed science articles.

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