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Methylprednisolone - Pfizer

Pfizer

Description

By mouth for the suppression of inflammatory and allergic disorders
• Adult: 2–40 mg daily.

By intramuscular injection or slow intravenous injection or infusion for the suppression of inflammatory and allergic disorders
• Adult: initially 10–500 mg.

Depo-Medrone by deep intramuscular injection into gluteal muscle for the suppression of inflammatory and allergic disorders
• Adult: 40–120 mg, a second injection may be given after 2–3 weeks if required.

Indications

For the suppression of inflammatory and allergic disorders.

Contraindications

Use with caution in hepatic and renal failure. 

Preparations Available

Powder and solvent for solution for injection, Tablets, Suspension for injection


Sizes Available

Powder and solvent for solution for injection
Solu-Medrone 40 mg, 1 vial 
Solu-Medrone 125 mg, 1 vial 
Solu-Medrone 500 mg, 1 vial 
Solu-Medrone 1 g, 1 vial 

Tablets
Medrone 2 mg, 30-tab pack 
Medrone 4 mg, 30-tab pack 
Medrone 16 mg, 30-tab pack 
Medrone 100 mg, 20-tab pack 

Suspension for injection
Depo-Medrone 40 mg/1 ml, 1 vial 
Depo-Medrone 40 mg/1 ml, 10 vials
Depo-Medrone 80 mg/2 ml, 1 vial 
Depo-Medrone 80 mg/2 ml, 10 vials
Depo-Medrone 120 mg/3 ml, 1 vial 
Depo-Medrone 120 mg/3 ml, 10 vials

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