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2. Health and Wellness: Why you should avoid cortisone shot in ...

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   Like any injection, cortisone shots come with the risk of infection. Additionally, they may cause side effects such as increased blood sugar levels, skin thinning, or changes in pigmentation ...

3. List of corticosteroids - Wikipedia

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   Cortisone = 17α,21-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,11,20-trione; Pregnenolone = pregn-5-en-3β-ol-20-one; Progesterone = pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione; The glucocorticoid activity of progesterone and 17α-hydroxyprogesterone is very weak (>100-fold less than that of cortisol). [1] The above list includes precursors and intermediates in corticosteroid ...

4. Methylprednisolone - Wikipedia

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   Methylprednisolone (Depo-Medrol, Medrol, Solu-Medrol) is a synthetic glucocorticoid, primarily prescribed for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. [4] [5] [6] It is either used at low doses for chronic illnesses or used at high doses during acute flares.

5. Cortisone - Wikipedia

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   Cortisone is a pregnene (21-carbon) steroid hormone. It is a naturally-occurring corticosteroid metabolite that is also used as a pharmaceutical prodrug . Cortisol is converted by the action of the enzyme corticosteroid 11-beta-dehydrogenase isozyme 2 into the inactive metabolite cortisone, particularly in the kidneys.

6. Health and Wellness: Before you get a cortisone injection ...

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   Dr. Carrie Jose, in her latest Health and Wellness column, provides questions to ask before getting a cortisone injection

7. List of steroid abbreviations - Wikipedia

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   The steroid hormones are referred to by various abbreviations in the biological literature. The purpose of this list is to give commonly used abbreviations for steroid hormones, with supporting references to the literature.

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9. Methylprednisolone acetate - Wikipedia

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   Methylprednisolone acetate, sold under the brand names Depo-Medrol among others, is a synthetic glucocorticoid corticosteroid and a corticosteroid ester—specifically the C21 acetate ester of methylprednisolone—which is used in clinical and veterinary medicine.