Medical Briefing Oral steroid approved for Crohn's Disease Written and compiled by Kawanza L. Griffin, Journal Sentinel medical reporter. Monday, October 8...

...guidelines that recommend their use in patients on long-term oral steroid therapy, Rosemarie Liu, M.D., said at the annual meeting...guidelines recommending that all patients beginning long-term oral steroid therapy of at least 5 mg/day should receive a prescription...

...International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, June 15 -- According to a study, two years or more of oral steroid treatment decreases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) related lymphoma. Furthermore, these effects were found regardless...

...in 807 patients, and the leukotriene modifier montelukast was the prophylactic therapy in 153 patients. The rates of oral steroid and [beta]-agonist use, emergency room visits, and hospitalizations were similar for the two groups in the year prior...

Flo-Pred (prednisolone acetate oral suspension) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive use in a range of situations including allergic reactions, and rheumatologic, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, and other conditions. For more information,

CHICAGO -- Oral glucocorticoid use almost doubled the risk of hip fractures and tripled the risk of vertebral fractures, according to an analysis of participants in a large employer-based managed care health plan followed up for an average of less than 2 years. The analysis was based on an average

...women who received at least one oral steroid prescription in the 90 days before...received a prescription for an oral steroid during pregnancy, said Dr. Hardy...asthmatic) received at least one oral steroid prescription. In early pregnancy...

New Oral Steroid with Taste-Masking Technology May Improve Compliance WILMINGTON, Mass., Dec. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascent Pediatrics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin...

The Mosby Medical Encyclopedia 10-01-1996 oral contraceptive, an oral steroid drug for birth control. The two major steroids used are progestogen and a combination of progestogen and estrogen, both related...

...of choice over ten years ago for people with asthma, it was thought to be not only more effective but also safer than oral steroid therapy. Though this had yet to be proven, inhaled steroids appeared to pose little or no risk of the bone loss that...