Hypoadrenocorticism is treated with fludrocortisone or a monthly injection called Percorten V ( desoxycorticosterone pivlate ( DOCP ) ) and prednisone.
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Jenapharm developed an alternate process starting from hyodesoxycholic acid extracted from hog bile, from which they first produced pregnenolone, and subsequently progesterone and desoxycorticosterone acetate in 1954 / 1955.