Anterior Pituitary Hormones and

Related Drugs

A. Anterior pituitary hormones

Growth hormone (GH); Prolactin (Prl.)

Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH, Thyrotropin)

Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH, Corticotropin)

Gonadotropins (Gns): Follicle stimulating hormone

(FSH), Luteinizing hormone (LH)

B. Drugs altering anterior pituitary hormone secretion

1. Drugs inhibiting GH release: Somatostatin,

Octreotide

2. Drugs inhibiting Prl release: Bromocriptine,

Cabergoline, Apomorphine

3. Drugs enhancing Prl release: Chlorpromazine (and

other neuroleptics), Metoclopramide, Reserpine

4. Superactive/long acting GnRH agonists: Nafarelin,

Triptorelin, Buserelin, Goserelin, Leuprolide