Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A synthetic glucocorticoid, C21H27FO6, used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of allergic and respiratory disorders.
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- noun A certain
synthetic corticosteroid .
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- noun a synthetic corticosteroid (trade names Aristocort or Aristopak or Kenalog) used as an anti-inflammatory agent
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However, some ophthalmologists have treated patients with eye injections of an anti-inflammatory corticosteroid called triamcinolone, though its effectiveness had not been tested in a clinical trial.
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It has effects similar to other corticosteroids such as triamcinolone
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Although this study suggests that intravitreal injection of steroids such as triamcinolone acetonide may be useful in treating DME, further clinical trials are required to confirm this finding.
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Other drugs taken occasionally or briefly may cause temporary flushing; they include the antibiotic rifampin (Rifadin), the immunosuppressant cyclosporine (Sandimmune), the erectile drug sildenafil (Viagra), and the steroid triamcinolone (Aristocort).
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Other drugs taken occasionally or briefly may cause temporary flushing; they include the antibiotic rifampin (Rifadin), the immunosuppressant cyclosporine (Sandimmune), the erectile drug sildenafil (Viagra), and the steroid triamcinolone (Aristocort).
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These submissions were based on clinical trials that showed gouty arthritis patients treated with ACZ885 at the time of an attack experienced superior pain relief at 72 hours and a significant reduction in the risk of new attacks over six months, compared to patients treated with the injectable steroid, triamcinolone acetonide TA1.
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Interestingly, HA combined with betamethasone did not demonstrate synergistic effects, whereas previous studies indicated that HA combined with another corticosteroid, triamcinolone, does.
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Many of these medications are based on one of the three major cortisol subtypes that consist of prednisolone, dexamethasone, and triamcinolone.
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The third group got laser therapy plus injections into the eye of triamcinolone, a
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Interestingly, HA combined with betamethasone did not demonstrate synergistic effects, whereas previous studies indicated that HA combined with another corticosteroid, triamcinolone, does.
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