Recommendation ID
NG243/2
Question

In people at risk of adrenal insufficiency because of prolonged glucocorticoid use, what is the best way to manage glucocorticoid withdrawal when they are no longer needed?

Any explanatory notes
(if applicable)

For a short explanation of why the committee made this recommendation for research, see the rationale section on managing glucocorticoid withdrawal to prevent adrenal insufficiency 

Full details of the evidence and the committee's discussion are in evidence review E: methods for corticosteroid withdrawal.


Source guidance details

Comes from guidance
Adrenal insufficiency: identification and management
Number
NG243
Date issued
August 2024

Other details

Is this a recommendation for the use of a technology only in the context of research? No  
Is it a recommendation that suggests collection of data or the establishment of a register?   No  
Last Reviewed 28/01/2025