Learn about side effects, interactions and indications. It works on the immune system to help relieve swelling, redness, itching, and allergic reactions. Methylprednisolone is a type of steroid medication that treats asthma, allergic reactions, arthritis, inflammatory bowel diseases, and adrenal, blood or bone marrow conditions It decreases inflammation by slowing down an overactive immune system or by replacing cortisol normally made in your body The brand name of this medication is medrol®. Methylprednisolone is used to treat certain allergies, inflammation, or immune system problems
It is available as a tablet or an injection that is usually given by a healthcare. Chemically, methylprednisolone is a synthetic pregnane steroid hormone derived from hydrocortisone and prednisolone It belongs to a class of synthetic glucocorticoids and more generally, corticosteroids It acts as a mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptor agonist. It relieves inflammation (swelling, heat, redness, and pain) and is used to treat certain forms of arthritis Skin, blood, kidney, eye, thyroid, and intestinal disorders (e.g., colitis)
Methylprednisolone is a systemic synthetic corticosteroid, which, just as the naturally occurring glucocorticoids, exerts a wide range of physiologic effects
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