Depomed 16 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 20.00 (1 x 10: ৳ 200.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 200.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Methylprednisolone |
| Company | Drug international ltd |
| Also available as |
Title
Depomed
Categories
- Medicine
- Anti-inflammatory
- Steroid
Description
Potent anti-inflammatory steroid with greater potency than Prednisolone and less tendency to induce sodium and water retention
Dimensions
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Color Options
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Functions
- Anti-inflammatory
- Immunosuppressive
- Maintenance therapy
- Management of acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis
Materials
Methylprednisolone
Technical Specifications
- Pharmacodynamic Properties: Profoundly inhibits the immune system, influences various bodily systems
- Pharmacokinetic Properties: High bioavailability, rapid absorption, wide tissue distribution, metabolized in the liver, haemodializable
Design Elements
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Usability Features
- Dosage & Administration:
- Range: 2-48 mg daily in divided doses
- Initial Dosage: 4-48 mg per day depending on the disease severity
- Maintenance Dosage: Adjusted gradually to the lowest effective dose
- Multiple Sclerosis Treatment: 160 mg daily for a week followed by 64 mg every other day for 1 month
- Severe Allergy Management Guideline: Specific dosage regimen
- Interaction:
- Inhibited Metabolism:
- Erythromycin
- Clarithromycin
- Phenobarbital
- Phenytoin
- Rifampin
- Ketoconazole
- Increased Effect: Estrogens including birth control pills
- Reduced Metabolism: Cyclosporin
- Effect on Blood Thinners: May increase or decrease the effect, necessitating dose adjustment
- Inhibited Metabolism:
- Contraindications: Systemic fungal infections, known hypersensitivity to components
- Side Effects: Range from mild annoyances to serious irreversible bodily damage, minimized with lowest effective doses, and alternate-day dosing
- Pregnancy & Lactation: Category C, should be given only if potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus
- Precautions & Warnings:
- Adrenocortical Insufficiency: May persist for months after discontinuation of therapy
- Mineralocorticoid Secretion Impairment: Concurrent administration of salt and/or a mineralocorticoid recommended
- Enhanced Effect on Patients: Hypothyroidism, cirrhosis
- Ocular Herpes Simplex: Corticosteroids should be used cautiously
- Aspirin Use: Cautious use in hypoprothrombinemia
- Growth & Development Monitoring: Infants and children on prolonged corticosteroid therapy
- Overdose Effects: Rare reports of acute toxicity and/or death, no specific antidote available, supportive and symptomatic treatment, monitor serum electrolytes
- Therapeutic Class: Glucocorticoids
- Storage Conditions: Cool, dry place, away from light, out of reach of children