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Triamgol brand-name drug with the main ingredient Triamcinolone is a synthetic glucocorticoid with fluorine that helps anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, anti-allergic. Triamgol is commonly used to treat arthritis, allergies, or certain respiratory conditions such as obstructive pulmonary disease and some forms of asthma.
1. What is Triamgol?
Triamgol drug with the main ingredient is Triamcinolone used in the form of alcohol or ester for oral, intramuscular or local injection to help treat disorders requiring corticosteroids. Triamgol has anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, anti-allergic effects and has almost no effect of mineral-regulating corticosteroids, so the drug is not used alone to treat adrenal insufficiency. With high systemic doses, Triamgol has the effect of inhibiting the secretion of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) from the pituitary gland (causing secondary adrenocortical insufficiency), the adrenal cortex stops secreting corticosteroids.
Triamgol drug is usually indicated in the following cases:
Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, bursitis, rheumatoid spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, condylar epicondylitis, systemic dermatomyositis, Stevens syndrome -Johnson, severe psoriasis, angioedema, keloids, lichen planus Hamman-Rich syndrome Combined with diuretics in congestive heart failure, persistent cirrhosis of the liver, ascites, inflammatory reactions after dental surgery, Triamgol is contraindicated with the following subjects:
Patients with hypersensitivity to any component of the drug Systemic fungal infections Viral infections or tuberculosis infections Acute severe infections not controlled by appropriate antibiotics
Currently receiving live vaccines Used for primary asthma Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (when given intramuscularly)
2. Dosage of the drug Triamgol
Depending on the subjects and treatment goals, the dose of Triamgol will be different, specifically as follows:
For adults:
The dose is from 4-48 mg/day depending on the disease but the dose is over 32mg /day rarely used Allergy dose: 8-16 mg/day can control disease within 24-48 hours Rheumatoid arthritis: initial dose: 8-16 mg/day for 2-7 days, dose Maintenance dose: 2-16 mg/day Severe seasonal allergic rhinitis: initial dose: 8-12 mg/day, maintenance dose: 2-6 mg/day Lupus erythematosus: initial dose of 20-30 mg/day , maintenance dose: 3-30 mg/day For children:
Oral dose: 0.12 mg/kg orally once or in divided doses In cancer (such as acute leukemia), initial oral dose: 1-2 mg/kg/day, then adjust according to the child's response
3. Triamgol side effects
In some patients when using Triamgol, local side effects may occur such as:
Bone necrosis Tendon perforation Skin atrophy Skin redness after injection Hypersensitivity reactions Facial flushing, systemic reactions
4. Be careful when using Triamgol
Some general precautions when using Triamgol include:Caution should be exercised when patients using Triamgol have active or latent peptic ulcer, ulcerative colitis, hypertension, congestive heart failure, risk of thrombosis. thromboembolism, thrombophlebitis, renal failure, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, drug-resistant infections.... Caution should be taken when using Triamgol in pregnant and lactating women. Drugs have significant interactions. with drugs such as barbiturates, rifampicin, oral contraceptives, ketoconazole, digitalis and salicylate. Once you know how to use Triamgol, it will help the drug use process to be effective and safe as well as reduce the side effects that may cause health problems.
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