Steroids and Opioids

Sterois • Corticosteroids are important therapeutic agents used to treat allergic and inflammatory disorders or to suppress undesirable or inappropriate immune system actions. • Synthetic drugs that closely resemble cortisol • Physiologically, steroids are normally produced by adrenal cortex through cholesterol metabolism and are grouped into: Glucocorticoids- Mainly hydrocortisone (Cortisol) Mineralocorticoids-Aldosterone Androgens – Dihydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and estrogen...