Medrol

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FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*

• MEDROL DESCRIPTION
• INDICATIONS & USAGE
• MEDROL CONTRAINDICATIONS
• WARNINGS
• PRECAUTIONS
• DRUG INTERACTIONS
• INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS
• MEDROL ADVERSE REACTIONS
• DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION
• HOW SUPPLIED
• STORAGE AND HANDLING
• REFERENCES
• PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL SECTION

FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION

MEDROL DESCRIPTION

INDICATIONS & USAGE

MEDROL CONTRAINDICATIONS

WARNINGS

PRECAUTIONS

DRUG INTERACTIONS

INFORMATION FOR PATIENTS

MEDROL ADVERSE REACTIONS

• ●     Sodium retention

• ●     Congestive heart failure in susceptible patients

• ●     Hypertension

• ●     Fluid retention

• ●     Potassium loss

• ●     Hypokalemic alkalosis

• ●     Muscle weakness

• ●     Loss of muscle mass

• ●     Steroid myopathy

• ●     Osteoporosis

• ●     Tendon rupture, particularly of the Achilles tendon

• ●     Vertebral compression fractures

• ●     Aseptic necrosis of femoral and humeral heads

• ●     Pathologic fracture of long bones

• ●     Peptic ulcer with possible perforation and hemorrhage

• ●     Pancreatitis

• ●     Abdominal distention

• ●     Ulcerative esophagitis

• ●     Impaired wound healing

• ●     Petechiae and ecchymoses

• ●     May suppress reactions to skin tests

• ●     Thin fragile skin

• ●     Facial erythema

• ●     Increased sweating

• ●     Increased intracranial pressure with papilledema (pseudo-tumor cerebri) usually after treatment

• ●     Convulsions

• ●     Vertigo

• ●     Headache

• ●     Development of Cushingoid state

• ●     Suppression of growth in children

• ●     Secondary adrenocortical and pituitary unresponsiveness, particularly in times of stress, as in trauma, surgery or illness

• ●     Menstrual irregularities

• ●     Decreased carbohydrate tolerance

• ●     Manifestations of latent diabetes mellitus

• ●     Increased requirements of insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents in diabetics

• ●     Posterior subcapsular cataracts

• ●     Increased intraocular pressure

• ●     Glaucoma

• ●     Exophthalmos

• ●     Negative nitrogen balance due to protein catabolism

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION

HOW SUPPLIED

STORAGE AND HANDLING

REFERENCES

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL SECTION