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Tag: Corticosteroids


Innovation, Research

Monitor Bone Health With High-Dose Topical Corticosteroids

January 20, 2021

Via: MedPageToday

Potent topical corticosteroids were associated with increased risk for osteoporosis, a Danish study suggested. In a nationwide retrospective cohort study of over 720,000 adults, each doubling in cumulative dosing of potent and very potent topical corticosteroids — commonly used for […]


Innovation, Patient Experience

Inexpensive steroids reduce deaths of hospitalized Covid-19 patients, WHO analysis confirms

September 2, 2020

Via: CNBC

Use of inexpensive, readily available steroid drugs to treat people hospitalized with Covid-19 reduced the risk of death by one-third, according to an analysis encompassing seven different clinical trials conducted by the World Health Organization and published Wednesday in the […]