The cortex of the adrenals produces corticosteroid hormones, which are natural substances in the body. They participate in most biochemical processes and regulate the basic mechanisms of life, control the immune system, the level of glucose in the blood, as well as carbohydrate, protein, water-salt metabolism.
What medications are corticosteroids?
There are two types of substances under consideration - glucocorticoids and mineralocorticoids. Medicines, which contain one of the types of hormones, are corticosteroid. They allow to achieve effective removal of any inflammatory processes, eliminate pathological puffiness, are effective against allergic reactions.
Synthetic preparations containing corticosteroids are available in the form of capsules, tablets, intravenous solutions, powders, ointments, gels, sprays, drops.
Preparations-corticosteroids - list of tablets
List of tablets and capsules with hormones:
- Celeston;
- Kenakorth;
- Kenalog;
- Metizred;
- Medrol;
- Polcortolone;
- Prednisolone;
- Urbazon;
- Triamcylonone;
- Berlikort;
- Lemodus;
- Decadron;
- Cortineff;
- Florinef.
The aforementioned agents are effective in the treatment of most infectious and fungal diseases, disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, circulatory pathologies, including cerebral, autoimmune diseases, neuritis .
Local corticosteroids
Treatment of dermatological ailments necessarily requires the application of external medicines in combination with the systemic scheme.
Preparations-corticosteroids - ointments, creams, gels:
- Dermozolone;
- Diprosalic;
- Creamen;
- Mesoderm;
- Abistan;
- Prednisolone;
- Elokom;
- Flucinar;
- Kutiweit;
- Betamethasone;
- Triderm;
- Delor;
- Dermovate;
- Sinoflan;
- Fluorocort;
- Gyioxysone;
- Trimistin;
- Triacutane;
- Cloveit;
- Latticort;
- Lokoid;
- Lorinden.
These drugs, in addition to corticosteroid hormones, may contain antiseptic components, anti-inflammatory substances and antibiotics.
Nasal preparations-corticosteroids
For the most part, these medications are used to treat allergic rhinitis and chronic purulent processes in the maxillary sinuses. They allow you to quickly achieve the relief of nasal breathing and stop the multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms on the mucous membranes.
Preparations-corticosteroids for nasal application:
- Nazonex;
- Fliksonase;
- Nasobek;
- Nazarel;
- Aldecin;
- Rinochenenyl;
- Beclomethasone;
- Tafen nasal;
- Avamis.
It should be noted that in this form of release, corticosteroid hormones have fewer side effects and negative effects on the body than in the form of tablets or injections.
Inhalation drugs-corticosteroids
During the therapy of bronchial asthma and prolonged spastic conditions of the bronchi, the described group of medicines is indispensable. The most convenient is their use in the form of inhalations .
List of drugs-corticosteroids:
- Budesonide;
- Triamsinalon;
- Fluticasone propionate;
- Flunisolide;
- Beclomethasone dipropionate;
- Beklazone Eco;
- Clenil;
- Beclospir;
- Benacorte;
- Pulmicort Turbuhaler;
- Budenit Steri-Neb;
- Depot-medrol;
- Tafen Novolayzer;
- Diprospan;
- Bekodisk.
Medicines from this list can be in the form of a ready-made solution, emulsion or powder for dilution and preparation of an inhaler filler.
Like nasal corticosteroids, these agents are almost not absorbed into the blood and mucous membranes, which allows to avoid resistance to the active substance and serious consequences of the use of drugs.