ASA: Adjuvant Methylprednisolone Role Examined in Acute Ischemic Stroke
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 14, 2024 -- For patients with acute ischemic stroke secondary to large-vessel occlusion (LVO) undergoing endovascular thrombectomy, adjuvant low-dose methylprednisolone does not improve the degree of overall disability, according to... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - February 14, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Mixed Results for Low-Dose Steroids With Thrombectomy Mixed Results for Low-Dose Steroids With Thrombectomy
Adding low-dose methylprednisolone to stroke thrombectomy did not improve overall disability, but there were other possible benefits seen in the MARVEL trial.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - February 9, 2024 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology Source Type: news
Corticosteroid Still Doesn't Help After Stroke in the Thrombectomy Era
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- A short course of low-dose methylprednisolone added to endovascular thrombectomy after acute ischemic stroke did not improve outcomes overall, though there was a lower rate of mortality, the randomized MARVEL trial... (Source: MedPage Today Neurology)
Source: MedPage Today Neurology - February 8, 2024 Category: Neurology Source Type: news
Effective Treatments Identified for Pediatric Complication of COVID
(MedPage Today) -- PHOENIX -- First-line treatment with methylprednisolone and second-line treatment with tocilizumab (Actemra) shortened hospital stays for children with pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome temporally associated with... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - January 27, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Is Pulsed Steroid Riskier for COVID-19?
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- For hospitalized COVID-19 patients, pulsed methylprednisolone was not a good alternative to dexamethasone, based on the worse outcomes seen with it in a large Japanese study.
Among 1,197 propensity-matched... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - January 22, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Methylprednisolone No Benefit in Cardiopulmonary Bypass for Infants
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 -- Prophylactic use of methylprednisolone does not reduce the likelihood of worse outcome for infants undergoing surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass, according to a study published in the Dec. 8 issue of the New England Journal... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Could There Be a Better Treatment for MS Relapses? Could There Be a Better Treatment for MS Relapses?
A form of apheresis called immunoadsorption alleviates the symptoms better than the usual therapy with high-dose methylprednisolone, researchers found in a German study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - November 15, 2022 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery News Source Type: news
Definitive Answer on Steroids for Infant Heart Surgery Falls Short
(MedPage Today) -- Babies given perioperative methylprednisolone to reduce inflammation from cardiopulmonary bypass didn't do better overall in a randomized trial nestled within a registry, although secondary outcomes and a Bayesian win ratio analysis... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 6, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Dr Reddy's launches generic Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate for injection in US
Dr Reddy's Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate for injection is supplied in 40 mg/vial, 125 mg/vial single-dose vials each carton containing 25 vials and 500 mg and 1 gm multi-dose vial each carton containing 1 vial (Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News)
Source: The Economic Times Healthcare and Biotech News - April 5, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New England Compounding Center's National Sales Director Sentenced
FDA OCI, NECC, Robert A. Ronzio, North Providence R.I., sentence, sales director, fraudulent prescriptions, avoid, federal oversight, defraud, FDA, Barry Cadden, nationwide, outbreak, fungal meningitis, contaminated vials, preservative-free, methylprednisolone acetate, MPA, 100, patient deaths, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - February 8, 2022 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
' Strong Evidence' Oral Steroids Slow IgA Nephropathy Progression'Strong Evidence' Oral Steroids Slow IgA Nephropathy Progression
A 6- to 9-month regimen of oral methylprednisolone showed clear evidence of slowing renal progression of IgA nephropathy, but safety-driven dose adjustment during the study left the findings uncertain.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape Internal Medicine Headlines - November 10, 2021 Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Nephrology News Source Type: news
Drug Combo Improves Resuscitation After Inhospital Cardiac Arrest Drug Combo Improves Resuscitation After Inhospital Cardiac Arrest
Vasopressin and methylprednisolone significantly increased the likelihood of return of spontaneous circulation in patients with inhospital cardiac arrest vs placebo, but any benefit for long-term survival is unclear.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - October 5, 2021 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Are corticosteroids given orally or by injection an effective treatment for people with COVID-19?
Are corticosteroids (anti-inflammatory medicines) given orally or by injection an effective treatment for people with COVID-19?Key messagesCorticosteroids (anti-inflammatory medicines) given orally or by injection (systemic) are probably effective treatments for people hospitalised with COVID-19. The authors don’t know whether they cause unwanted effects. The authorsdon ’t know which systemic corticosteroid is the most effective. They found no evidence about people without symptoms or with mild COVID-19 who were not hospitalised. They found 42 ongoing studies and 16 completed studies that have not published thei...
Source: Cochrane News and Events - August 10, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: Katie Abbotts Source Type: news
Former Owner of Defunct New England Compounding Center Resentenced to 14 Years in Prison in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
FDA OCI, NECC, New England Compounding Center, Barry Cadden, Wrentham MA, resentence, 2012, fungal meningitis, outbreak, public health, crisis, contaminated, pharmaceutical drug, contaminated, preservative-free, methylprednisolone acetate, MPA, prison, forfeiture, fine, (Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases)
Source: Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) Press Releases - July 8, 2021 Category: Medical Law Authors: DOJ Source Type: news
