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Minor changes since publication
October 2025: We removed references to the criteria for growth to have stopped before using modified-release hydrocortisone from tables 2 and 3.
February 2025: We updated the link to the NHS Steroid Emergency Card for adults and the British Society of Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) Emergency Steroid Card for children and young people in recommendation 1.1.3.
December 2024: We clarified that 5 ml or 10 ml water for injection (1 vial) should be included with hydrocortisone sodium succinate 100 mg powder in the section on emergency management kits.
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