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Deflazacort

Deflazacort

It is a glucocorticoid. Its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects are used in treating a variety of disease and are comparable to other anti-inflammtory steroids.

Indications

Rheumatoid Arthritis & Juvenile Chronic Arthritis, Asthma and other airway diseases, Pemphigus, Uveitis, Nephrotic Syndrome, Immunne suppression in transplantation.


Dosage

The dosage should be individually titrated according to diagnosis, severity of disease and patient response and tolerance. The lowest dose that will produce an acceptable response should be used. Adults : For acute disorders, up to 120mg/day deflazacort may need to be given initially. Maintainance dosese in most conditions are within the range 3-18mg/day. Children : In children, the indications for glucocorticoids are the same as for adults, but it is important that the lowest effective dosag


Contra-Indications

Hypersensitivity. Patients receiving live virus immunisation.


Special Precautions

Adrenal suppression, Cardiac diseases or congestive heart failure (except in the presence of active rheumatic carditis), hypertension, thromboembolic disorders. Gastritis or oesophagitis, diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis if there is probalility of impending perforation, abscess or pyogenic infections, fresh intestinal anastomsis, active or latent peptic ulcer. Diabetic mellitus or a family history, osteoporosis, myasthenia gravis, renal insufficiency. Emotional instability or psychotic tendency, epilepsy. Previous corticosteroid-induced myopathy, Liver failure, Hypothyroidism and cirrhosis, Ocular herpes simplex, Pregnant woman, Lactation,


Side Effects

Gastrointestinal symptoms are the most frequently reported adverse events.


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