People with adrenal insufficiency should be given an emergency medical kit with potentially life-saving steroid injections, ...

This guideline covers identifying and managing adrenal insufficiency (hypoadrenalism) in babies, children, young people and adults. It aims to improve the treatment of primary, secondary and tertiary ...

A qualitative review identified studies investigating information and support needs for adults and children with adrenal insufficiency and their carers. There was some evidence addressing the routine ...

Adrenal insufficiency is when the adrenal glands do not make enough glucocorticoid hormones. Primary adrenal insufficiency is caused by disease in the adrenal glands themselves (Addison’s disease is ...

People have the right to be involved in discussions and make informed decisions about their care, as described in NICE's information on making decisions about your care. Making decisions using NICE ...

To find NICE guidance on related topics, including guidance in development, see the NICE topic page on adrenal dysfunction. For full details of the evidence and the guideline committee's discussions, ...

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on initial investigations. Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are ...

Adrenal insufficiency is the inadequate production of corticosteroid hormones, glucocorticoids, mineralocorticoids, and androgens by the adrenal glands. Adrenal insufficiency may be primary, secondary ...

The proportion of people who are prescribed emergency intramuscular hydrocortisone for use outside of a healthcare setting. The type of adrenal insufficiency people who are prescribed intramuscular ...

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