Medrol Tablets 4mg (メドロール錠4mg)

Country: Japan

Language: English

Source: すりの適正使用協議会 RAD-AR Council, Japan

Active ingredient:

Methylprednisolone

Available from:

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Inc.

INN (International Name):

Methylprednisolone

Pharmaceutical form:

white tablet with split line, major axis: 8.2 mm, minor axis: 5.6 mm, thickness: 2.2 mm

Product summary:

Print on wrapping: メドロール4mg, UPJOHN 56, Medrol 4mg

Patient Information leaflet

Drug Information Sheet("Kusuri-no-Shiori")
Internal
Revised: 03/2024
The information on this sheet is based on approvals granted by the
Japanese regulatory authority. Approval
details may vary by country. Medicines have adverse reactions (risks)
as well as efficacies (benefits). It is
important to minimize adverse reactions and maximize efficacy. To
obtain a better therapeutic response,
patients should understand their medication and cooperate with the
treatment.
BRAND NAME:
MEDROL TABLETS 4MG
ACTIVE INGREDIENT:
Methylprednisolone
DOSAGE FORM:
white tablet with split line, major axis: 8.2 mm, minor axis:
5.6 mm, thickness: 2.2 mm
IMPRINT OR PRINT ON WRAPPING:
メドロール 4mg, UPJOHN 56, Medrol 4mg
EFFECTS OF THIS MEDICINE
This medicine has a similar action to adrenocortical hormone which is
produced in the body
and supplies adrenocortical hormone lacking in the body.
It is usually used to treat internal/pediatric diseases or
inflammatory disease of each
department and allergic symptoms.
THE FOLLOWING PATIENTS MAY NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN USING THIS
MEDICINE.BE SURE TO TELL YOUR DOCTOR
AND PHARMACIST.
・If you have previously experienced any allergic reactions (itch,
rash, etc.) to any medicines
or foods.
If you have: infections, generalized mycosis, peptic ulcer,
diverticulitis, mental disease,
tuberculous disease, herpes simplex keratitis, posterior subcapsular
cataract, glaucoma,
hypertension, electrolyte abnormality, thrombosis, a surgery of
internal organs recently, a
history of acute myocardial infarction, diabetes mellitus,
osteoporosis, congestive heart
failure, hypothyroidism, fatty liver, fat embolism, myasthenia gravis,
ulcerative colitis (when
impending perforation, abscess or other suppurative infection is
suspected), renal failure or
hepatic cirrhosis.
If you are a hepatitis B virus carrier.
・If you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
・If you are taking any other medicinal products. (Some medicines may
interact to enhance or
diminish medicinal effects. Beware of over-the-counter medicines and
diet