Novel therapy for children with chronic hormone deficiency provides lifeline for parents
- Alkindi® is the first replacement therapy specially designed for infants, children and adolescents with paediatric adrenal insufficiency
- Adrenal insufficiency is caused by a lack of the stress hormone cortisol – which can be fatal
- This new therapy, which has been developed by University of Sheffield spin-out company Diurnal, has been granted market authorisation by the European Medicine Agency.
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