Glucocorticosteroids are considered to be the most effective means for treating various diseases accompanied by inflammation. Despite the fact that they cause many serious side effects, this group of medications is indispensable for severe pain syndromes, increased body temperature, edema of tissues. Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are usually used in the therapy of severe forms of illness, when standard non-hormonal drugs are not effective enough.
Properties of steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Inflammation is a response of the immune system to irritating factors. It creates the conditions necessary for intensive struggle of the organism with damage, promotes allocation of special antibodies, cytokines (signal proteins), increase in the number of white blood cells.
The effect of the group of medicines under consideration is to suppress any immune response, even if the cause of the disease is not an infection. Therefore, steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are indicated for the treatment of joints and with osteochondrosis, sciatica, as well as infringement of nerves.
In addition to the immunosuppressive effect, hormones have anti-allergic and antishock properties, which allows them to be used in the therapy of bronchospasm of various origins, including bronchial asthma.
List of basic steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Medications of the type described are classified as follows:
1. Natural:
- Cortisone;
- Hydrocortisone .
2. Synthetic halogenated:
- Dexamethasone;
- Bematetazone;
- Triamcinolone.
3. Synthetic non-halogenated:
- Prednisolone ;
- Prednisone;
- Methylprednisolone.
On the basis of basic steroids, advanced hormonal drugs and effective combination medicines are constantly being developed.
New generation of steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
The following names refer to innovative and highly effective hormonal medicines:
- Celeston;
- Kenakorth;
- Berlikort;
- Kenalog;
- Lemodus;
- Decadron;
- Cortineff;
- Urbazon;
- Medrol;
- Polcortolone;
- Florinef;
- Benacorte;
- Plibékot;
- Fluuocinolone;
- Dexazone;
- Momat;
- Sopolkort H;
- Ezacinone;
- Flukort;
- Kuterid;
- Beclodget;
- Avecourt;
- Betliben;
- Triamsinolone;
- Vipsogal;
- Solu-Cortef;
- Triacort;
- Prenatsid;
- Cortiment;
- Ivefore;
- Kutiveyt and others.