Member of the 1000 Post Club LisaMK Posted April 23, 2008 Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 DuoCort Hosts Adrenal Insufficiency Symposium at the 10th European Congress of Endocrinology HELSINGBORG, Sweden - DuoCort AB announced today that it will host a satellite symposium ? Optimized Care for Adrenal Insufficiency ? at the 10th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE 2008) at the Internationale Congress Centrum in Berlin. The symposium will be held on Tuesday May 6, 1pm?2.30pm, in Hall 7. All delegates attending ECE 2008 are invited to the symposium. Prof emer Michael Besser will chair the symposium, which also features a number of other authorities in the field: Dr John Newell-Price, Prof Brian R Walker, and Dr Gudmundur Johannsson, Chief Medical Officer of DuoCort. The symposium will cover key aspects and recent developments in therapy for adrenal insufficiency, including choice of glucocorticoid and dosing, outcomes from current therapy, and ways to improve glucocorticoid replacement therapy. If you haven't read previously, Duocort is a new drug that is in trials right now. It is a combination of quick-release and extended-release hydrocortisone for adrenal insufficient patients. I have great hopes for it and have been keeping an eye on its development. http://www.duocort.com/index.php?option=co...14&Itemid=5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts da89165 Posted April 23, 2008 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Wow, that's great!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member of the 1000 Post Club LisaMK Posted April 23, 2008 Author Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 It is an awesome concept and well overdue, as we all know. DuoCort?s improved treatmentWith its new and optimized drug delivery format, the DuoCort hydrocortisone dual-release tablet will address several problems. By achieving onset of an initial burst in less than half the time of current therapy followed by an extended release over the day, the new therapy will quickly after waking give the patient the high morning levels that naturally occur, the declining levels needed over the rest of the day, and a cortisol-free interval at night ? thus closely mimicking the natural biological rhythm of cortisol. The DuoCort tablet will give physicians more flexibility in dosing and enable them to reduce doses in some cases, thereby reducing the risk of serious, long-term side-effects from chronic over-dosing. In addition, in cases of illness and other stress events in which extra doses of conventional tablets are now used, the DuoCort tablet will give the patient a faster releasing dose of the hydrocortisone that their illness or other event demands and an extended release over the subsequent hours that they would not get with an ordinary tablet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts da89165 Posted April 23, 2008 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Wow, that's great!!!!!!! Our mission ?It?s a well known fact that people with chronic adrenal insufficiency suffer from obesity, cardiovascular disease and other long-term side effects and that they suffer higher rates of mortality. We believe that the solution to the problem is a truly one-a-day therapy that better mimics the body?s own release of cortisol and makes it easier for patients to comply with therapy.? This shocked me!!! I know it's true as I'm an example. I know I ate and drank as much caffine as I could to stay awake at work for years. Not to mention they are very sensative to talking about people who become adrenal insufficient due to being on long term steriods........I think I'm in Love!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts ADDflower Posted April 23, 2008 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I thought people with adrenal insufficiency lost weight. edit: oh... quick check of a textbook and I see that people with addisons gain weight from cortisol replacement therapy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts JenS Posted April 23, 2008 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 They are usually thin before diagnosed.. then they gain it all back plus some when they get the replacement steroids... on the addison boards or threads, it seems a constant battle of how to take them and when and HC vs prednisone or deximethisone. Even if they feel ok now, I fear for the long term effects. I met one poor woman is so very cushingoid on prednisone and has gained 130 pounds, has bone necrosis, cataracts, and is in terrible shape... all due to high doses of prednisone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member of the 1000 Post Club LisaMK Posted April 23, 2008 Author Member of the 1000 Post Club Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I'm part of an Addison's mailing list; a lot of them get Cushie features due to their meds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Over 2000 Posts dcrosley Posted April 29, 2008 Over 2000 Posts Report Share Posted April 29, 2008 Lisa Thanks for posting this. I wasn't aware that there was any research into this area. I think we go for so loong post-op trying to get our meds stabalized and don't even think about "something that might work better"-we settle for "half-way decent" It is totally exciting to know that at least someone is thinking lol Diana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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