ANDAINJECTIONINJECTABLE
Approved
Feb 1991
Lifecycle
Post-LOE
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Mechanism of Action
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Glucocorticoids, naturally occurring and synthetic, are adrenocortical steroids that are readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. Naturally occurring glucocorticoids (hydrocortisone and cortisone), which also have salt-retaining properties, are used as replacement…
Indications (18)
dermatomyositistemporal arteritispolymyositissystemic lupus erythematosusasthmaatopic dermatitisulcerative colitismultiple sclerosisrheumatoid arthritisanemialeukemialymphomaof severeincapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthmacontact dermatitisdrug hypersensitivity reactionsserum sicknesstransfusion reactions