What are steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs?

What are steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs? The answer to this question is found in the article presented. In addition, we will tell you about which steroid medicines can be purchased at the pharmacy for the treatment of certain diseases, and what medicines can quickly and effectively eliminate inflammation and pain.

Analgesic anti-inflammatory drugs

These include Nyz, Orthofen, Ibuprofen, Ketorolac, Indomethacin, Piroxicam, Xefokam, Diclofenac, etc. All the medicines that are available can be quickly eliminatedinflammatory processes in the muscles and articular tissues. As you know, they are not addictive and do not have numerous side effects, which almost always have steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

Contraindications and indications

Despite all the positive qualities, such medications can be damaging to the mucosa of the main digestive organ. Thus, these medications are highly not recommended for those patients who have a ulcer of the duodenum or stomach. It should also be noted that all these drugs should be used only after eating.

In addition to the fact that such medicines have antipyretic and analgesic effects, they are often prescribed by doctors in radiculitis, polyarthritis, myositis, etc.

Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Steroid drugs are hormonal drugs. It is believed that they are much more effective than non-steroidal ones. However, such medications can cause persistent addiction. That is why without the appointment of a doctor, steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs should not be categorically prohibited.

These medicines include the following:

• "Dexamethasone Sin".
• "Maxidex".
• Cortisone.
• "Offtan-dexamethasone".
• "Sinalar Sin".
• "Prednisolone".
• "Sinalar forte".
• Berlikort.
• "Kenalog".
• "Nazakort".
• Polcotolon.
• TriamSinolon.
• "Flucinar".
• Fluorocort.
• "Betamethasone", etc.

Indications for use

Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for joints are particularly effective. They quickly remove any inflammation and greatly alleviate the condition of the patient. In addition, such drugs are widely used to treat systemic diseases of connective tissues( arthritis, alveolitis, sarcoidosis, etc.).

As for eczema and other non-infectious inflammations of the skin, they are effectively treated with a steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, released in the form of a cream or ointment. But in this case the dosage should be prescribed only by the doctor.

In diseases of the throat and nose, doctors often prescribe to their patients similar hormonal preparations together with antibacterial agents.

Adverse events

According to experts, all steroid medications can cause a number of side effects. To avoid serious consequences, the dosage of such a drug should be reduced or completely stopped, replacing it with a similar one.

Side effects that occur after the use of glucocorticosteroids may be different and depend on their daily dose, the method and duration of administration, and also on the properties of the medication itself.

After topical application, it is possible to observe a local decrease in resistance to infectious agents, which is accompanied by various complications. With systemic use of the drug may manifest Cushing's syndrome, steroid diabetes, steroid stomach ulcers, steroid vasculitis, the development of hypertrichosis, arterial hypertension, osteoporosis, psychosis, water and sodium retention, potassium loss, myocardial dystrophy, tuberculosis, etc.

Contraindications to use

Steroid drugs are strictly forbidden for those with tuberculosis, as well as other infectious diseases, diabetes, arterial hypertension, osteoporosis( including postmenopausal period), propensity to thrombosis, peptic ulcer and stomach ulcer, disorders inthe psyche;they are forbidden during pregnancy.

In case of topical application, the main contraindication for such medicinal products is the presence of any infectious process on the skin, respiratory tract and joints.

Forms of release

For convenience of use, steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are released in various forms. All of the above medicines can be purchased in a pharmacy in the form of capsules and tablets, as well as in the form of injection solutions. By the way, the latter are especially effective with pronounced pains in the joint and muscle tissues.