- Cortone:
- for IM injection only (NOT for IV use)
- initial dose varies from 20 mg to 300 mg / day depending on disease
- daily dosage may be given via single IM injection
- slow onset but long duration of action compared to soluble preparations, thus, it is a good choice when daily steroid
is required and PO therapy is not possible;
- indications:
- andrenocortical deficiency (may also use hydrocortisone)
- hypercalcemia associatted with cancer
- inflammatory Arthritis (R.A., P.A., A.S., S.L.E.)
- asthma, hypersensitivity reactions, transfusion reactions
- Cortone Acetate Tablets:
- initial dose from 25 mg to 300 mg PO depending on the disease
- supplied in 25 mg tabs