Fludrocortisone: Effects, side effects

How fludrocortisone works Fludrocortisone is a man-made mineral corticoid. Mineral corticoids are naturally occurring hormones in the body. They are produced by the adrenal cortex (cortex glandulae suprarenalis) and regulate mineral balance – hence the name mineral corticoids. Fludrocortisone also acts primarily like the natural mineral corticoids. The most important endogenous mineral corticoid is aldosterone. … Fludrocortisone: Effects, side effects