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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Ingredients Methylprednisolone

Health Encyclopedia: Corticosteroids Overdose

Definition

This article discusses poisoning from an overdose of corticosteroids, a type of anti-inflammatory medicine.


Poisonous Ingredient
  • Alclometasone dipropionate
  • Amcinonide
  • Augmented betamethasone dipropionate
  • Beclomethasone dipropionate
  • Betamethasone
  • Betamethasone benzoate
  • Betamethasone dipropionate
  • Betamethasone sodium phosphate
  • Betamethasone valerate
  • Clobetasol propionate
  • Clocortolone pivalate
  • Cortisone
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Expert & Community Posts

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Beginner's Guide to MS: Solumedrol, It's All The Rage!!
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...high doses of glucocorticoid steroids, specifically Methylprednisolone.Solumedrol, a potent... Read more »

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FDA Approves Forteo® for Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis
By Pam Flores , Health Expert

...these are hydrocortisone, prednisone, cortisone, and methylprednisolone. Osteoporosis caused by... Read more »

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Nutritional considerations during steroid treatment-Part 1
By Amy Thomas , Health Expert

...properties. Glucocorticoids, including prednisone, methylprednisolone, hydrocortisone, and... Read more »

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How to Manage Multiple Sclerosis Relapse: The Use of Solumedrol
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...is a 3-5 day course of intravenous Solu-Medrol® (methylprednisolone). High-dose oral... Read more »

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Diagnosed with IBD. . . Now What? (Pt. 1)
By Elizabeth Roberts , Health Expert

...abscesses.  3. Steroids such as prednisone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, and budesonide... Read more »

Health Guide

Multiple Sclerosis: Treatment
...are the standard drugs for treating an acute relapse and hastening recovery. Typically, intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is given once a day for 3 days. Sometimes this is followed by oral... Read more »
Encephalitis: Viral: Treatment
...intravenously.Treatment for Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis (ADEM)ADEM is usually treated with high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone, a powerful anti-inflammatory drug known as a... Read more »
Scleroderma: Treatment for Lung Complications
...with early signs of lung inflammation were given a course of intravenous pulses of the corticosteroid methylprednisolone (MP) and cyclophosphamide. Nearly all patients experienced improvement or... Read more »
Asthma in Children and Adolescents: Quick-Relief Medications
...CorticosteroidsCommon systemic oral corticosteroids include prednisone/prednisolone, dexamethasone, methylprednisolone, and hydrocortisone. They reduce inflammation very effectively, but children... Read more »
Hodgkin's Disease: Other Treatments
...relapsing or previously untreatable Hodgkin's and including the following:ASHAP [doxorubicin (Adriamycin), methylprednisolone (Solumedrol), high-dose cytosine arabinoside, and cisplatin... Read more »

Medications

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This medication is used to treat various conditions such as severe allergic reactions,... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat various conditions such as allergic disorders; arthritis; blood... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat various conditions such as severe allergic reactions, arthritis,... Read more »

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This medication is used to treat various conditions such as allergic disorders; arthritis; blood... Read more »

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... busulfan cimetidine corticosteroids (e.g., methylprednisolone, prednisone) fluorouracil ... Read more »

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