Role of Deflazacort in Intervertebral Disc Prolapse
Journal Title: Journal of Contemporary Medicine and Dentistry - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Intervertebral disc prolapse is not an uncommon condition. Oral corticosteroid is one of the treatment modality among the various available approaches. In the present case, Deflazacort, a derivative of Prednisolone with equal efficacy and lesser adverse drug reaction profile in same anti-inflammatory doses is used to treat the condition. We found that Deflazacort is useful drug along with other supportive drugs for the management of the condition.
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Mohammed Shakeel Mohammed Bashir, Mohammad Saleem, Uday Choudhari
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