Depo-Medrone Injection 80mg/2ml Suspension For Injection Vial - Pack of x10 POM

Depo-Medrone contains methylprednisolone acetate.

Methylprednisolone belongs to a group of medicines called corticosteroids or steroids.

Corticosteroids are produced naturally in your body and are important for many body functions. Boosting your body with extra corticosteroid such as Depo-Medrone can help when injected into the body by a doctor or nurse, such as in or near a joint, to treat local symptoms caused by inflammatory or rheumatic conditions such as:
 

• Bursitis: inflammation in the fluid containing spaces around the shoulder, knee and/or elbow joints. For this condition this medicine will be injected directly into one or more of these spaces.
• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: inflammation located in between the joints. For these conditions this medicine will be injected directly into one or more joint spaces.  Plantar fasciitis: inflammation of the tissues of the sole of the foot.
• ​​​​​​​Skin problems: such as alopecia areata (patchy baldness), keloids (scar tissue), lichen planus or simplex (small, purplish raised patches of skin or spots), discoid lupus (round-shaped patches, often on the face) or granuloma annulare (circular warty growths).
• ​​​​​​​Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and tenosynovitis: For these conditions this medicine will be injected into the tendon sheath.