Aristocort

Name: Aristocort
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Injection - 40mg/ml

Aristopharma Limited

Generic: Triamcinolone Acetonide

1 Injection

Original price was: Tk. 60.Current price is: Tk. 53.

Description

Medicine Overview of Aristocort 40mg/ml Injection

Introduction

Aristocort is a steroid. It is used for treatment of wide variety of medical conditions such as allergic disorders, severe allergic reactions, and rheumatic disorders. It provides relief by preventing the release of substances that cause inflammation and by suppressing the immune system.

Aristocort is given by a doctor or a healthcare professional. You should not self-administer this medicine at home. Using the medicine regularly at the right times increases its effectiveness. It is important to keep using the medicine regularly until your doctor tells you it is safe to stop.

Aristocort may cause few side effects such as infection, headache, joint pain, or injection site reaction. Talk to your doctor if you are worried about side effects or they do not go away. Using corticosteroids like may Aristocort make you more susceptible to viral infections, so you should stay away from people who have these infections. In general, you should try to avoid situations which make your symptoms worse (things like pollen and dust mites) and it is best not to smoke.

Before starting to use Aristocort you should let your doctor know if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, discuss the risks and benefits with your healthcare team. If you use this medicine for a long time, your doctor may want to carry out certain medical tests to check your progress.

Uses of Aristocort

Allergic disorders
Severe allergic reactions
Rheumatic disorder

Side effects of Aristocort

Common

Headache
Infection
Joint pain

How to use Aristocort

Your doctor or nurse will give you this medicine. Kindly do not self administer.

How Aristocort works

Aristocort is a steroid which works by blocking the production of certain chemical messengers in the body that cause inflammation (redness and swelling) and allergies.

Quick Tips

Side effects such as mood changes or stomach problems can happen when you start taking Aristocort. Inform your doctor if this bothers you.

Do not stop taking Aristocort suddenly without talking to your doctor first as it may worsen your symptoms.

Brief Description

Indication

Allergic and inflammatory responses, Inflammatory joint disease, Inflammatory skin conditions

Administration

Dilute with local anesthetic (1% or 2% lidocaine without parabens) before intra-articular or intralesional injection

Dilute with D5/NS or D10/NS or NS or SWI before intralesional injection

Adult Dose

Intramuscular
Suppression of allergic and inflammatory disorders
Adult: As acetonide: 20-80 mg via deep IM into gluteal muscles.

Symptomatic control for hay fever
Adult: As acetonide: 40-100 mg via deep IM into gluteal muscles.

Rheumatic or arthritic disorders
Adult: 60 mg IM every 6 weeks; may be supplemented by additional 20-100 mg IM PRN

Intra-articular
Inflammatory joint diseases
Adult: As acetonide: Smaller joints: 2.5-5 mg (up to 10 mg), larger joints: 5-15 mg (up to 40 mg).
Max: 20-80 mg/treatment.

Intradermal
Inflammatory skin conditions
Adult: As acetonide: 1-3 mg/site. Max: 30 mg in total if several sites of inj used. Max: 12.5 mg/inj site. Max: 25 mg/lesion.

Child Dose

Intramuscular
Suppression of allergic and inflammatory disorders
Child: As acetonide: deep IM into gluteal muscle: initial 0.11 to 1.6 mg/kg/day in 3-4 divided doses.
Do not use in premature infants and infants of low birth weight as it contains benzyl alcohol.

Child: 6-12 years: 0.03-0.2 mg/kg IM every 1-7 days
>12 years: 60 mg IM every 6 weeks; may be supplemented by additional 20-100 mg IM PRN
>12 years, intralesional injection (10 mg/mL suspension): 1 mg per injection site 1 or more times weekly; not to exceed 30 mg/day

Symptomatic control for hay fever
Child: As acetonide: deep IM into gluteal muscle: initial 0.11 to 1.6 mg/kg/day in 3-4 divided doses.
Do not use in premature infants and infants of low birth weight as it contains benzyl alcohol.

Contraindication

Triamcinolone Acetonide is contraindicated in patients with a sensitivity to the active or inactive ingredients. Untreated systemic fungal, bacterial, viral or parasitic infection, hypersensitivity. Neonates (Parenteral)

Mode of Action

Triamcinolone has mainly glucocorticoid activity. It suppresses the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and reduces capillary permeability thereby decreasing inflammation.

Precaution

Diabetes; hypertension, renal and liver impairment; glaucoma; psychosis; delayed tissue healing; cirrhosis; heart failure; recent MI; hypothyroidism; osteoporosis; peptic ulceration; thromboembolic disorders. Monitor height in children on prolonged therapy. Avoid rapid drug withdrawal. Elderly, children, pregnancy, lactation.

Lactation: Excreted in breast milk; use caution

Side Effect

HPA axis supression, intracranial hypertension, Cushing’s syndrome, growth retardation in children; osteoporosis, fractures. Peptic ulceration; glaucoma; hyperglycaemia; GI upsets; increased appetite; increased fragility of skin; behavioural changes.

Potentially Fatal: Acute adrenal insufficiency may be precipitated by infection or trauma in patients on long-term corticosteroid therapy or rapid withdrawal.

Interaction

Lowering of plasma salicylates levels. Increased risk of GI bleeding and ulceration with NSAIDs. Antagonised blood glucose-lowering effects of the antidiabetics. Increased risk of hyperkalaemia with amphotericin B, beta agonists, beta-blockers, potassium-depleting diuretics, theophylline. Increased clearance of the triamcinolone with ciclosporin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, barbiturate, rifampicin. Infections may develop if given with live vaccines.