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Comparison of
Parenteral Corticosteroids
PRODUCT
(Chemical Name)
mg/ml
DOSAGE

POTENCY
(when compared with
Hydrocor-
tisone
ml to ml)

Hydrocor-
tisone
Equivalency
(per ml)
ROUTE of ADMINISTRATION
TYPE
** Kenalog® "40"
(Triamcinolone Acetonide)
40
1/4 - 2ml
5
200
IM, IA
& Soft Tissue
Long Acting
** Aristospan®
(Triamcinolone Hexacetonide)
20
1/4 - 2 ml
5
100
IA & Soft Tissue
IM,ID,IL
Long Acting
** Celestone Soluspan® (Betamethasone Sod-Phosphate
& Betamethasone Acetate)
3+3
1/4 - 2ml
25
150
IM, IA, IL
& Soft Tissue
Rapid
and Long Acting
Depo Medrol®-40
(Methylprednisolone Acetate)
40
1/4 - 2ml
5
200
IM, IA, IL
& Soft Tissue
Long Acting
Depo Medrol®-80
(Methylprednisolone Acetate)
80
1/4 - 2ml
5
400
IM, IA, IL
& Soft Tissue
Long Acting
Solu-Medrol®
(Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate)
40
See
Insert
5
200
IM or IV
Rapid and
Short
Duration
Solu-Medrol® PRESERVATIVE FREE
(Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate)
62.5
See
Insert
5
312.5
IM or IV
Rapid and
Short
Duration
Dexamethasone (Sodium Phosphate)
4
See
Insert
25
100
IM, IV, IA, IL
& Soft Tissue
Rapid and
Short
Duration
Dexamethasone PRESERVATIVE FREE
(Sodium Phosphate)
10
See
Insert
25
250
IM or IV
Rapid and
Short
Duration

**There Are NO FDA APPROVED GENERICS Currently Being Manufactured For These Products.

For more information relating to the dangers of compounding; go to the Clint NEWS Page or see July 2nd, 2001 article titled "FATAL MENINGITIS LINKED TO COMPOUNDING" at DRUGTOPICS.COM.
Data on the chart above was extracted from: Goodman and Gillman "The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics".
Aristospan®
Depo-Medrol®
Indicated for Intra-Articular Injection
YES (1)
YES (1)
% Solubility in Water at 25 Degrees C
0.0002 Least
Soluble (2)
0.0014 (2)
Duration of Palliation
21.2 days/20mg (3)
8.2 days/30mg (3)
May be mixed with Lidocaine
in same vial or syringe
YES (1)
Should NOT be mixed
with other Solutions (1)
May be mixed with PRESERVATIVE FREE ANESTHETICS w/o FLOCCULATION of SUSPENSION
YES (1)
NO (1)
Available drug concentration
for multidose vials
20mg/ml (1)
80mg/ml
40mg/ml (1)
Required Dose: Large Joints
Small Joints
10-20 mg
2-6mg (1)
20-80m r> 4-10mg (1)
Average Reimbursement
Per mL at code price
$12.96 (4)
$9.92 (4)

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