Recent developments on Addison’s disease and adrenal insufficiency. Every item is published only after editor approval, with its source link and date. News items are not dose or treatment advice — ask your endocrinologist.
EU extends Efmody (modified-release hydrocortisone) indication to adrenal insufficiency
Date: 2026-04-07 (Immedica press release; European Commission decision 13 Mar 2026) Source: Immedica Pharma AB — https://www.immedica.com/en/press/efmodyr-modified-release-hydrocortisone-granted-extension-indication-adrenal-insufficiency What happened? Immedica announced that the European Commission has granted an extension of indication for Efmody® (modified-release hydrocortisone) to include treatment of adrenal insufficiency (AI) in adolescents aged…
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Research study: your experience of preventing and managing adrenal crisis
Date: 2026-05-29 (updated 2026-06-02) Source: ADSHG — https://www.addisonsdisease.org.uk/news/research-study-2026-adrenal-crisis What happened? ADSHG, with City St George’s University of London, announced a new survey and interview study under “The Real Story: Adrenal Crisis Management in the UK”. It aims to understand experiences of preventing and managing adrenal…
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ADSHG campaign for safer adrenal crisis care in the UK
Date: 2026-09-01 (updated 2026-10-23) Source: ADSHG — https://www.addisonsdisease.org.uk/advocacy-campaign-better-adrenal-crisis-treatment What happened? After liquid hydrocortisone was discontinued, ADSHG launched an advocacy campaign for safer adrenal-crisis care. It highlights the risks of a powder-and-water process with more than ten steps during a life-threatening crisis, and calls for simpler…
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Liquid hydrocortisone emergency injection permanently discontinued in the UK
Date: 2026-04-21 (ADSHG update) Source: Addison’s Disease Self-Help Group (ADSHG) — https://www.addisonsdisease.org.uk/news/liquid-hydrocortisone-discontinued What happened? ADSHG reports that liquid hydrocortisone (hydrocortisone sodium phosphate) ampoules used in UK adrenal-crisis emergency kits have been permanently discontinued by manufacturer Advanz Pharma. What began as a temporary manufacturing pause has…
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