Corticosteroid Hormones and Related Compounds

18 Drugs classified under this therapeutic system

Corticosteroid. Betamethasone 0.5 mg.
TABS: 30, 100. 0.5-4 mg dly. Reduce for
maint. to minimal effect. dose.
Severe asth., hay fever, allerg. skin conds.,
rheum. arthrit., collagen dis.

Corticosteroid. Betamethasone (acetate) 3 mg/ml, Betamethasone (sodium phosphate) 3.945 mg/ml.
AMP: 1 ml. See lit.
Conds. respond. to corticoster. ther.

Corticosteroid. Cortisone Acetate 25 mg.
TABS: 50. See lit.
Conds. respond. to corticoster. ther.

Corticosteroid. Prednisolone 15 mg / 5 ml.
SYR. (van. flav.): 60 ml. Initial: 5-60 ml
dly depend. on severity.
Conds. respond. to corticoster. ther.
C/I: As for all corticosteroids.

Corticosteroid. Methylprednisolone (Acetate) 40 mg/ml.
VIALS: 1, 2, 5 ml. Dosage adjust. individ.
accord. to pt. med. cond.
Tmt. of cond. respons. to steroid inject. ther.
C/I: Hypersens. Pts. with system. infect.
unless specific anti-infect. ther. is
employed for use by the intrathecal
route due to its potential for neurotox.
Admin. by IV route.
Admin. of live or live, attenuat.

Corticosteroid, Local Anesthetic. Lidocaine HCl 10 mg/ml, Methylprednisolone (as acetate) 40 mg/ml.
VIALS: 2 cc. See lit.
Depo glucorticoid with local anesthet.