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5. Drug-based treatments

Medications help patients to keep CAH symptoms under control by improving the body's hormone balance. Drug treatments are particularly important for children with classic CAH since they nullify its negative impact on their normal development. Those with the very mildest forms of CAH might have no symptoms, so they require no medications, but many others need daily medications all their lives. The main medications to treat CAH are glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. The former assist stress control, and the latter deal with the loss of salt problem. In addition to these medications, children with CAH normally must take salt supplements.

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