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SOLU-MEDROL

METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE
Oncology Approved 1959-05-18
1
Indication
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Phase 3 Trials
66
Years on Market

Details

Status
Prescription
First Approved
1959-05-18
Routes
INJECTION
Dosage Forms
INJECTABLE

SOLU-MEDROL Approval History

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What SOLU-MEDROL Treats

10 indications

SOLU-MEDROL is approved for 10 conditions since its original approval in 1959. These indications span multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, immunology, and more.

  • Asthma
  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Contact Dermatitis
  • Drug Hypersensitivity
  • Serum Sickness
  • Transfusion Reaction
  • Bullous Dermatitis Herpetiformis
  • Exfoliative Erythroderma
Source: FDA Label

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Understanding FDA Approval Types
Count Type What it means
- ORIG Original approval - drug first enters market
- SUPPL - Efficacy New indication (new disease/condition approved)
- SUPPL - Labeling Label text changes (warnings, dosing updates)
- SUPPL - Manufacturing Production changes (new facility)
- SUPPL - Chemistry Formulation changes (new dosage strength)

Green lines in the timeline show ORIG and Efficacy approvals - the clinically meaningful milestones.

SOLU-MEDROL FDA Label Details

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Indications & Usage

FDA Label (PDF)

When oral therapy is not feasible, and the strength, dosage form, and route of administration of the drug reasonably lend the preparation to the treatment of the condition, the intravenous or intramuscular use of SOLU-MEDROL Sterile Powder is indicated as follows: Allergic states : Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment in asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, drug hypersensitivity reactions, serum sickness, transfusion reactions. Dermatologic diseases : Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, exfoliative erythroderma...

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