Deflazacort Forums (Page 2)

My mom age 55 is suspected Interstitial Lung Disease, and doctor prescribed the medicine Defcort 30 - once daily after breakfast. My question is that - Is the medicine be perfectly OK for cure the patient ? ## What you need to understand is that, by their very nature, most conditions that are considered diseases, do not have cures. It is only the symptoms that can be managed to help keep them under control. That said, Defcort contains the active ingredient Deflazacort, which is a steroid class medication that's used an an anti-inflammatory and to suppress the immune system. Have you spoken to her doctor about your concerns?

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my son 4 yrs old is suffring from nephrotic syndrome. before he was being treated with 10mg omnacortil which is a steoid, and has side effects. now the doctor suggested using defcort 30mg as it has less side effects. can any1 recommend this medicene? ## Defcort contains Deflazacort, a glucocoticoid steroid, so there can still be possible side effects. They may include: nausea, dizziness, weight gain and acne. Has anyone tried this medication? ## i was using wysolone for srcoidosis after some side effect my dr.adviced defcart as substitute .is it correct

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I had muscle pain and I was getting this pain frequently. Is this prescription right? Are there any side effects? ## I actually found an article on the side effects of Defcort (Deflazacort), which may be helpful to answering your question about pain: livestrong.com/article/268202-side-effects-of-deflazacort From what I could gather, patients who use this medication excessively or for a prolonged period of time may develop a condition called Cushing's syndrome. Symptoms associated with this condition include severe fatigue, increased blood sugar, bruising, back or body aches, weakness, elevated blood pressure or upper body weight gain, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Patients who exhibit symptoms of Cushing's syndrome during deflazacort t...

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I have been prescribed dezacor to help with my osteoperosis, I don't want to take steroids ## It contains the active ingredient Deflazacort and yes, it is a glucocorticoid steroid. Side effects may include: nausea, drowsiness, acne and weight gain. Is there anything else I can help you with?

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This is a corticosteroid that is available in 30 countries. Has it been approved by the FDA yet for use in the US? ## Can you plz send me the list of manufacturers that produce Deflazecort for validation purposes on lab scale? ## Sorry, there is nothing listed under this name in the US databases, so I cannot help you. Most brand names differ from country to country, so it would not be listed under the same name in the US. If you can tell me the name of the active ingredient, I can check it out for you that way. ## Hello, thanks for responding. Yes I am talking about the active ingredient only, Deflazacort, because the brand name varies from company to company.

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