Cortiflo 24 mg (Tablet)
Unit Price: ৳ 30.00 (2 x 10: ৳ 600.00)
Strip Price: ৳ 300.00
Medicine Details
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Generic | Deflazacort |
| Company | Nuvista pharma ltd |
| Also available as |
Title and Categories
- Cortiflo
- Medicine
- Glucocorticoids
Indications
- Anaphylaxis
- Asthma
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Juvenile chronic arthritis
- Systemic lupus erythematosus
- Dermatomyositis
- Mixed connective tissue disease
- Polyartritis nodosa
- Sarcoidosis
- Pemphigus
- Bullous pemphigoid
- Pyoderma gangrenosum
- Minimal change nephrotic syndrome
- Acute interstitial nephritis
- Rheumatic carditis
- Ulcerative colitis
- Crohn's disease
- Uveitis
- Optic neuritis
- Autoimmune haemolytic anaemia
- Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- Acute and lymphatic leukaemia
- Malignant lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Immune suppression in transplantation
Pharmacology
- Anti-inflammatory action
- Inhibition of Phospholipase A2 enzyme
- Decreased release of immune system chemicals
- Immunosuppressive action
Dosage & Administration
- Adult dosage range: 3-120 mg/day
- Children dosage range: 0.25-1.5 mg/kg/day
- Gradual dose reduction for withdrawal
- Alternate day administration for children
Interactions
- Metabolized in the liver
- Maintenance dose adjustment for liver enzyme inducers or inhibitors
Contraindications
- Hypersensitivity to any ingredients
- Patients receiving live virus immunization
Side Effects
- GI disturbances
- Musculoskeletal effects
- Endocrine effects
- Neuropsychiatric effects
- Ophthalmic effects
- Fluid and electrolyte disturbances
- Increased susceptibility to infection
- Impaired healing
- Hypersensitivity reactions
- Skin atrophy
- Striae
- Telangiectasia
- Acne
- Myocardial rupture risk
- Thromboembolism risk
Pregnancy & Lactation
- Corticosteroid risks during pregnancy
- Excretion in breast milk
- Infant adrenal suppression risk
Precautions & Warnings
- Caution in cardiac disease or congestive heart failure
- Salt and water retention risk
- Caution in gastritis, oesophagitis, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, peptic ulcer
- Caution in diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, myasthenia gravis, renal insufficiency
- Caution in emotional instability, psychotic tendency, epilepsy
- Caution in liver failure, hypothyroidism, cirrhosis
- Corneal perforation risk for ocular herpes simplex
Use in Special Populations
- Dose monitoring in hepatic impairment
- No special precautions in renally impaired patients
- No special precautions in elderly patients
Therapeutic Class
- Glucocorticoids
Storage Conditions
- Store below 25°C
- Protect from light and moisture
- Keep out of the reach of children