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Indications And Usage Methylprednisolone Tablets Are Indicated In The Following Conditions: Endocrine Disorders Primary Or Secondary Adrenocortical Insufficiency (Hydrocortisone Or Cortisone Is The First Choice; Synthetic Analogs May Be Used In Conjunction With Mineralocorticoids Where Applicable; In Infancy Mineralocorticoid Supplementation Is Of Particular Importance). Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Hypercalcemia Associated With Cancer Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis Rheumatic Disorders As Adjunctive Therapy For Short-Term Administration (To Tide The Patient Over An Acute Episode Or Exacerbation) In: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Including Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (Selected Cases May Require Low-Dose Maintenance Therapy) Ankylosing Spondylitis Acute And Subacute Bursitis Synovitis Of Osteoarthritis Acute Nonspecific Tenosynovitis Psoriatic Arthritis Epicondylitis Acute Gouty Arthritis Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Collagen Diseases During An Exacerbation Or As Maintenance Therapy In Selected Cases Of: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Acute Rheumatic Carditis Systemic Dermatomyositis (Polymyositis) Dermatologic Diseases Bullous Dermatitis Herpetiformis Severe Erythema Multiforme (Stevens-Johnson Syndrome) Severe Seborrheic Dermatitis Exfoliative Dermatitis Mycosis Fungoides Pemphigus Severe Psoriasis Allergic States Control Of Severe Or Incapacitating Allergic Conditions Intractable To Adequate Trials Of Conventional Treatment: Seasonal Or Perennial Allergic Rhinitis Serum Sickness Contact Dermatitis Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions Bronchial Asthma Atopic Dermatitis Ophthalmic Diseases Severe Acute And Chronic Allergic And Inflammatory Processes Involving The Eye And Its Adnexa Such As: Allergic Corneal Marginal Ulcers Anterior Segment Inflammation Sympathetic Ophthalmia Keratitis Optic Neuritis Iritis And Iridocyclitis Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Diffuse Posterior Uveitis And Choroiditis Allergic Conjunctivitis Chorioretinitis Respiratory Diseases Symptomatic Sarcoidosis Loeffler's Syndrome Not Manageable By Other Means Fulminating Or Disseminated Pulmonary Tuberculosis When Used Concurrently With Appropriate Antituberculous Chemotherapy Aspiration Pneumonitis Berylliosis Hematologic Disorders Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura In Adults Acquired (Autoimmune) Hemolytic Anemia Congenital (Erythroid) Hypoplastic Anemia Secondary Thrombocytopenia In Adults Erythroblastopenia (Rbc Anemia) Neoplastic Diseases For Palliative Management Of: Leukemias And Lymphomas In Adults Acute Leukemia Of Childhood Edematous States To Induce A Diuresis Or Remission Of Proteinuria In The Nephrotic Syndrome, Without Uremia, Of The Idiopathic Type Or That Due To Lupus Erythematosus. Gastrointestinal Diseases To Tide The Patient Over A Critical Period Of The Disease In: Ulcerative Colitis Regional Enteritis Nervous System Acute Exacerbations Of Multiple Sclerosis Miscellaneous Tuberculous Meningitis With Subarachnoid Block Or Impending Block When Used Concurrently With Appropriate Antituberculous Chemotherapy. Trichinosis With Neurologic Or Myocardial Involvement.
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