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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Methylprednisolone Treats What?

Q&A: Choosing the best steroid

October 03, 2008
A patient asks Dr. Robert H. Shmerling about the difference between the steroids methylprednisolone and prednisone. Dr. Shmerling says that both drugs are used to treat diseases such as asthma and Crohn's disease. He also gives a list of side effects that have been associated with corticosteroids, including increased blood sugar and salt retention. Read more »

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

...abscesses.  3. Steroids such as prednisone, hydrocortisone, methylprednisolone, and budesonide... 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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What Is It Like to Take Oral Prednisone?
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...drugs called corticosteroids which also includes Methylprednisolone, and... Read more »

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Financial Assistance for Your Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert

...Hydrocortone)Oxaprozin (Daypro)Piroxicam (Feldene)Methylprednisolone (Medrol)     2.... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
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 »
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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...medications (e.g., acetaminophen, diphenhydramine, methylprednisolone) for you to take 30... Read more »

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