Psoriasis Advocacy Group advocates status change for topical steroids
Two Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees have been urged by a nonprofit patient advocacy group, Psoriasis Cure Now, for approving OTC use of certain topical steroids that presently need a prescription.
As many as 6.5 million American who are afflicted with psoriasis are beneficiaries of topical corticosteroids and over-the-counter status of [...]
Topical corticosteroids provide significant relief to acute psoriasis patients
According to a study conducted by Alexander Kreuter, M.D, from Ruhr University of Bochum, Germany, and colleagues, an application of topical corticosteroids in the short term and maintenance with a less topical agent can be highly effective for providing relief to patients struggling with intertriginous psoriasis (IP).
The study also refuted all myths about side [...]
Corticosteroids good enough for offering relief to DMD patients
According to a practice guideline published in the Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology, patients afflicted with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) can expect relief coming their way with corticosteroids.
Improvements in children affected with DMD are best seen with corticosteroids, as per Richard T. Moxley III, MD, [...]
Steroids help Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients walk better
Young boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (MD) can walk for as long as three additional years when they are administered with corticosteroids on a daily basis.
This finding was disclosed in a study that was supported by the General Clinical Research Center at the Ohio State University and the National Center of Research [...]
FDA urged to approve topical steroids
Psoriasis Cure Now, a nonprofit patient advocacy group, urged the Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committees for approving the over-the-counter (OTC) use of specific topical steroids that presently require a prescription.
It was remarked by the advocacy group that topical corticosteroids play an important role in treating as many as 6.5 million American [...]
Inhaled steroid use makes COPD patients prone to pneumonia
The use of inhalers containing corticosteroids to treat COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) can increase the increase the risk of pneumonia by as much as 70 percent, as per researchers.
Believed to be the most popular treatment option for asthma, inhaled corticosteroids, are generally not recommended for treating COPD but Advair, [...]
Early osteoporosis onset can be reduced with daily calcium supplements
According to an article published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, children with severe asthma must be taking an over-the-counter calcium supplement and a multi-vitamin every day to prevent loss of bone associated with osteoporosis.
A child does not need to be dependent on steroids to get osteoporosis, as per [...]
Risk of cataract influenced by use of oral and inhaled steroids
A study conducted by the Centre for Vision Research, University of Sydney, Australia examined how use of steroids (corticosteroids) is associated with the risk of cataract.
The population-based study, a cohort of the Blue Mountains Eye Study, followed 3,654 Australians, aged 49 years or older, five and 10 years after initial [...]
Steroid nasal sprays can be effective for sinusitis symptoms
Sinusitis, an inflammation of the mucous membranes affecting approximately 37 million people in the United States alone, can be treated by using steroid nasal sprays. Steroid sprays such as Rhinocort, Flonase, and Nasonex are often prescribed by physicians to treat sinusitis but the use of these sprays is not universally [...]
OSAS contains steroids
Steroids were recently found in OSAS by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). OSAS claims to include natural ingredients and is an intensive body lotion with Aloe Vera.
The lotion is an unlicensed product used for treating eczema and psoriasis and is usually found in most Asian and African beauty shops [...]
