National Patient Safety Alert – Steroid Emergency Card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults

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National Patient Safety Alert on Steroid Emergency Card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults.

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National Patient Safety Alert - Steroid Emergency Card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults

National Patient Safety Alert - Steroid Emergency Card to support early recognition and treatment of adrenal crisis in adults

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Exogenous steroids treatment in adults. Adrenal insufficiency and adrenal crisis-who is at risk and how should they be managed safely.

Exogenous steroids treatment in adults. Adrenal insufficiency and adrenal crisis-who is at risk and how should they be managed safely.

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Specialist Pharmacy Service guidance, endorsed by the Society for Endocrinology and the British Association of Dermatologists, on exogenous steroids, adrenal insufficiency and adrenal crisis-who is at risk and how should they be managed safely.