Anti inflammatory or immunosuppresive. Status asthmaticus. Acute spinal cord injury. Lupus nephritis. Aplastic anaemia. Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Life-threatening shock. Ulcerative colitis, non responsive active rheumatoid arthritis, organ transplant, pemphigus.
Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?
Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient Hypersensitivity. Serious infections except septic shock or tuberculous meningitis, viral, fungal and tubercular skin lesions, admin of live virus vaccines.
Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication
Hypertension. CHF, liver and renal failure (associated with fluid retention), DM, post menopausal women, glaucoma, corneal perforation. GI disease, thyroid disease, history of steroid myopathy. Pregnancy and lactation.
What are possible side effects of this medication ?
Aseptic necrosis of femoral and humeral heads. peptic ulcer, nausea, vomiting and a bad taste in the mouth. Hypertension, Hirsutism, acne, skin atrophy, bruising, hyperpigmentation, muscle weakness, osteoporosis, fractures, cataracts, glaucoma, infections hypersensitivity reactions, avascular necrosis, malignancy, intractable hiccups.