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Drug Description:
This medicine is used to treat endocrine, bone, collagen, skin, eye, blood, intestinal, respiratory, and heart diseases; also used to treat tumors and allergies. It may also be prescribed for other reasons.Store between 36 and 77 degrees F. Shake well before using. Protect from light.How much medicine you take and how often you take it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. This medicine will be given to you by a health care professional in a medical setting. Vaccines, especially against smallpox, may not be as effective, while you are taking this medicine. Do not become exposed to chickenpox or measles while taking this medicine. If you do, contact your doctor at once. This medicine may cause stomach upset. Take with meals or snacks. Diabetic patients may require increased amounts of insulin or other diabetes medications while taking this medicine. Patients who take this medicine long-term should wear or carry identification stating their use of this medicine. Notify your doctor if you experience unusual weight gain, swelling of the legs and feet, muscle weakness, black tarry stools, vomiting of blood, puffing of the face, prolonged sore throat, fever, cold, or infection. This medicine may hide signs of infection or decrease your resistance to infection. New infections may develop while you are taking this medicine. This medicine may cause an increase in blood pressure, retention of salt and water, and increased loss of potassium. You may need to limit your salt intake and take potassium supplements. This medicine may cause calcium loss, which can lead to osteoporosis (brittle bones). Be sure to take adequate calcium and vitamin D supplements. Do not stop taking this medicine suddenly. Contact your doctor as soon as possible if these symptoms occur following a reduction in dosage or stopping use of this medicine: Fever; vomiting; appetite loss; diarrhea; nausea; dizziness; weight loss; weakness; low blood sugar; general body discomfort; joint and muscle pain. This medicine may produce dizziness. Use caution while driving or performing other tasks requiring alertness, coordination, or physical dexterity. Lab tests and doctor visits will be required during treatment. Be sure to appointments. Patients with previous medical conditions should talk with their health care provider before taking this medication. Do not take any other over-the-counter or prescription medications without talking with your doctor.Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine you have a fungal infection throughout your body if you have viral (herpes) infection of eyeBefore using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription medicine, particularly corticosteroids if you have any other medical conditionShake this medicine well before using. Dosage must be adjusted according to the severity of the condition, the response obtained, and the patient’s tolerance of the corticosteroid.Most severe: Cataracts; glaucoma; eye infections; heart failure; convulsions.Most common: Salt and fluid retention; slow healing of wounds; muscle weakness; loss of muscle mass; bone loss; fractures; ulcers; black tarry stools; stomach bloating; sore throat; increased sweating; thin, fragile skin; unusual bleeding or bruising; redness of the face; menstrual irregularities; feeling of a whirling motion; headache; “”moon face””; visual disturbances.Other: Crystal deposition at injection site, dimpling of the skin due to atrophy of subcutaneous fat.
Indication:
This medicine is used to treat endocrine, bone, collagen, skin, eye, blood, intestinal, respiratory, and heart diseases; also used to treat tumors and allergies. It may also be prescribed for other reasons.
Storage:
Store between 36 and 77 degrees F. Shake well before using. Protect from light.
General:
If you have any questions about your medicine, please talk with your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider. This medicine is only to be used by the patient for whom it is prescribed. Do not give it to others. This information is advisory only. It does not contain all information about this medicine. If you have any questions about your medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist, or health care provider.
Precautions:
Before using this medicine, tell your health care provider about any of the following: if you are pregnant, planning on becoming pregnant, or breastfeeding if you are taking any other prescription or nonprescription medicine, particularly corticosteroids if you have any other medical condition
Warnings:
Shake this medicine well before using. Dosage must be adjusted according to the severity of the condition, the response obtained, and the patient’s tolerance of the corticosteroid.
Patient Family Info:
How much medicine you take and how often you take it depends on many factors, including the condition being treated and the age and weight of the patient. If you have any questions about the amount and/or frequency of the medicine you are taking, talk with your health care provider. This medicine will be given to you by a health care professional in a medical setting. Vaccines, especially against smallpox, may not be as effective, while you are taking this medicine. Do not become exposed to chickenpox or measles while taking this medicine. If you do, contact your doctor at once. This medicine may cause stomach upset. Take with meals or snacks. Diabetic patients may require increased amounts of insulin or other diabetes medications while taking this medicine. Patients who take this medicine long-term should wear or carry identification stating their use of this medicine. Notify your doctor if you experience unusual weight gain, swelling of the legs and feet, muscle weakness, black tarry
Contra Indication:
Do not take this medicine if you are allergic to any ingredient in this medicine you have a fungal infection throughout your body if you have viral (herpes) infection of eye
Severe Side Effects:
Most severe: Cataracts; glaucoma; eye infections; heart failure; convulsions.
Common Side Effects:
Most common: Salt and fluid retention; slow healing of wounds; muscle weakness; loss of muscle mass; bone loss; fractures; ulcers; black tarry stools; stomach bloating; sore throat; increased sweating; thin, fragile skin; unusual bleeding or bruising; redness of the face; menstrual irregularities; feeling of a whirling motion; headache; “”moon face””; visual disturbances.
Other Side Effects:
Crystal deposition at injection site, dimpling of the skin due to atrophy of subcutaneous fat.
