Methylprednisolone

In some countries, this medicine may only be approved for veterinary use.

In the US, Methylprednisolone (methylprednisolone systemic) is a member of the drug class glucocorticoids and is used to treat Adrenogenital Syndrome, Asthma, Asthma - acute, Asthma - Maintenance, Atopic Dermatitis, Dermatologic Lesion, Gout - Acute, Hay Fever, Immunosuppression, Inflammatory Conditions, Neuralgia, Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Shock.

US matches:

• Methylprednisolone


• Methylprednisolone Solution


• Methylprednisolone Suspension


• MethylPREDNISolone Dose Pack


• Methylprednisolone Acetate


• Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate


• Methylprednisolone Injection


• Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate Injection


• Methylprednisolone Tablets

Scheme

Rec.INN

ATC (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification)

D07AA01,D10AA02,H02AB04

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000083-43-2

Chemical Formula

C22-H30-O5

Molecular Weight

374

Therapeutic Category

Adrenal cortex hormone, glucocorticoid

Chemical Name

Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 11,17,21-trihydroxy-6-methyl-, (6α,11ß)-

Foreign Names

• Methylprednisolonum (Latin)
• Methylprednisolon (German)
• Méthylprednisolone (French)
• Metilprednisolona (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Methylprednisolone (OS: JAN, BAN)
• Méthylprednisolone (OS: DCF)
• Metilprednisolone (OS: DCIT)
• Bioprednon (IS)
• Methylprednisolon (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisolone (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32, JP XIV)
• Méthylprednisolone (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisolonum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisolone Hydrogen Succinate (OS: BANM)
• Méthylprednisolone (hydrogénosuccinate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate (PH: USP 32)
• Methylprednisolone Hydrogen Succinate (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisolonhydrogensuccinat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisoloni hydrogenosuccinas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate (OS: JAN, BANM)
• Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate (PH: USP 32)
• Methylprednisolone Acetate (OS: BANM, JAN)
• Methylprednisolonacetat (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Méthylprednisolone (acétate de) (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisolone Acetate (PH: BP 2010, USP 32, Ph. Eur. 6)
• Methylprednisoloni acetas (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• SH 440 (IS)
• ZK 91588 (IS)

Brand Names

• Advantan
  Schering, Ethiopia



• A-methaPred
  Abbott, Peru



• Cipridanol
  Richmond, Peru



• Comedrol
  Berlico Mulia Farma, Indonesia



• Cortaba (Methylprednisolone and Aspirin (veterinary use))
  Pharmacia & Upjohn vet, United States



• Cortexiline (Methylprednisolone and Neomycin, + Benzylpenicillin (veterinary use))
  Merial, France



• Depo Medrone (veterinary use)
  Pfizer, Poland



• Dépo-Médrol
  Pfizer, Tunisia



• Flason
  Ikapharmindo, Indonesia



• Glomeson
  Metiska, Indonesia



• Hexilon
  Dankos Laboratories, Indonesia



• Intidrol
  Interbat, Indonesia



• Lameson
  Lapi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Lemod
  Hemofarm, Serbia



• Lexcomet
  Molex Ayus, Indonesia



• Medexa
  Dexa Medica, Vietnam



• Medixon
  Dexa Medica, Sri Lanka; Dexa Medica, Philippines



• Mednin
  Hua Shin, Taiwan



• Medrol
  Aktuapharma, Belgium; Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Georgia; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, Italy; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Russian Federation; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Slovenia; Pfizer, El Salvador; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer, Venezuela; Pfizer, Vietnam; Pfizer, South Africa; Pharmacia, China; Pharmacia, Luxembourg; Pharmacia, Romania; Pharmacia & Upjohn, Slovakia



• Médrol
  Pfizer, Burkina Faso; Pfizer, Benin; Pfizer, Central African Republic; Pfizer, Congo; Pfizer, Cote D'ivoire; Pfizer, Cameroon; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Gabon; Pfizer, Guinea; Pfizer, Madagascar; Pfizer, Mali; Pfizer, Mauritania; Pfizer, Mauritius; Pfizer, Niger; Pfizer, Senegal; Pfizer, Chad; Pfizer, Togo; Pfizer, Tunisia; Pfizer, Zaire



• Medrol (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, Finland; Pfizer Animal Health, Italy; Pharmacia & Upjohn vet, United States



• Medrone
  Pfizer, United Kingdom



• Medrone (veterinary use)
  Pharmacia Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Menison
  4/16PMP, Vietnam



• Menisone
  Pei Li, Taiwan



• Meprilon
  Mugi Laboratories, Indonesia



• Meprolone
  Major, United States



• Mesol
  Gracia Pharmindo, Indonesia



• Methylon
  Bernofarm, Indonesia



• Methyl-Pred
  Shreshtha, India



• Methylprednisolon acis
  Acis, Germany



• Methylprednisolon AL
  Aliud, Germany



• Methylprednisolon Jenapharm
  Mibe Jena, Germany



• Methylprednisolon
  Actavis, Georgia



• Methylprednisolone OGB Dexa
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Methylprednisolone Soho
  Soho, Indonesia



• Methylprednisolone Teva
  Teva, Latvia



• Methylprednisolone
  Cadista, United States; Duramed, United States; Merck Génériques, Tunisia; Sandoz, United States; Vintage, United States; Watson, United States



• Methylprednisolone (veterinary use)
  Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, United States



• Methylprednisolone-Mayne
  Mayne, Luxembourg



• Methylprednsiolone Sopharma
  Sopharma, Lithuania



• Metilprednisolona
  Eron, Peru; Feparvi, Peru; Richmond, Peru



• Metisol
  Hexpharm Jaya, Indonesia



• Metisone
  Shyh Dar, Taiwan



• Metrison
  Dexa Medica, Indonesia



• Metypred
  Galenpharma, Germany; Orion, United Arab Emirates; Orion, Bahrain; Orion, Egypt; Orion, Hungary; Orion, Jordan; Orion, Kuwait; Orion, Lebanon; Orion, Lithuania; Orion, Russian Federation



• Metysolon
  Dermapharm, Germany



• Moderin (veterinary use)
  Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer Animal, Portugal; Pfizer Animal Health, Belgium; Pfizer Animal Health, Netherlands



• MP
  Medis, Tunisia



• M-PredniHexal
  Hexal, Germany



• Neo Medrol EE (Methylprednisolone and Neomycin)
  Pfizer, Japan



• Nichomedson
  Nicholas, Indonesia



• Nirypan
  Jugoremedija, Serbia



• Oro Médrol (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Santé Animale, France



• Phadilon
  Phapros Tbk, Indonesia



• Predni M Tablinen
  Winthrop, Germany



• Prednicort
  Otto, Indonesia



• Prednol
  Mustafa Nevzat, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey



• Pretilon
  Sandoz, Indonesia



• Pyme M-Predni
  PMP, Vietnam



• Rhemafar
  Ifars, Indonesia



• Sanexon
  Sanbe, Indonesia



• Soli-Medon
  Bidiphar, Vietnam



• Solomet
  Orion, Finland



• Solu-Medrol
  Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Tunisia; Pfizer, Tunisia; Pfizer, Tunisia; Pfizer, Taiwan



• Somerol
  Soho, Indonesia



• Sonicor
  Global Multi Pharmalab, Indonesia



• Stenirol
  Guardian Pharmatama, Indonesia



• Tisolon
  Nufarindo, Indonesia



• Tison
  Landson, Indonesia



• Toras
  Pharos, Indonesia



• Urbason
  Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Germany; Sanofi-Aventis, Indonesia; Sanofi-Aventis, Italy; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Vipredni
  Hasan, Vietnam



• Xilon
  Mahakam Beta Farma, Indonesia



• Yalone
  Yarindo Farmatama, Indonesia



• Zentoprednol
  CTCPDPTU I-Pharbaco, Vietnam



• Medrate (veterinary use)
  Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany



• Methylprednisolone Merck
  Merck, Israel



• Méthylprednisolone Mylan
  Mylan, France



• Solu-Medrol
  Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• A-methaPred
  Abbott, Israel; Hospira, United States



• AP Methylpred
  Aspen Pharmacare, South Africa



• Asmacortone
  Nuovo, Italy



• Belon
  Oriental, Taiwan



• Cipridanol
  Richmond, Argentina



• Cortisolona
  Klonal, Argentina; Medigroup, Peru



• Cryosolona
  Cryopharma, Mexico



• Decacort
  Sawai Seiyaku, Japan



• Lemod Solu
  Hemofarm, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Hemofarm, Romania; Hemofarm, Serbia



• Lyo-drol
  Vianex / BIANEΞ, Greece



• Methylnol
  Mustafa Nevzat, Vietnam



• Méthylprednisolone Dakota Pharm
  Sanofi-Aventis, France



• Methylprednisolone Sodium Succinate
  Alpharma, Peru; APP, United States; Bedford, United States; Hospira, Singapore; Teva USA, United States



• Methylprednisolone Teva
  Providens, Croatia (Hrvatska)



• Metilbetasone
  So.Se., Italy



• Metilprednisolona Richet
  Richet, Argentina



• Metilprednisolona
  Bestpharma, Chile



• Metilprednizolon Human
  Teva, Hungary



• Metypred
  Galenpharma, Germany; Orion, United Arab Emirates; Orion, Bahrain; Orion, Egypt; Orion, Jordan; Orion, Kuwait; Orion, Lebanon; Orion, Poland



• Predlitem
  Bruluart, Mexico



• Predmetil
  Eurofarma, Brazil



• Prednicort
  Behrens, Venezuela



• Prednol-L
  Mustafa Nevzat, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Mustafa Nevzat, Turkey



• Pridol
  Yell YakuhinYale, Japan



• Sol Melcort
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Solu Medrol
  Pfizer, Japan



• Solu Médrol (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Santé Animale, France



• Solu Moderin
  Pfizer, Spain



• Solu-Medrol Act-O-Vial
  Pharmacia, Romania



• Solumedrol
  Pfizer, Venezuela



• Solu-Medrol
  Medcor, Netherlands; Pfizer, Argentina; Pfizer, Austria; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Burkina Faso; Pfizer, Benin; Pfizer, Brazil; Pfizer, Belize; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Central African Republic; Pfizer, Congo; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Cote D'ivoire; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Cameroon; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Gabon; Pfizer, Georgia; Pfizer, Guinea; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, India; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Italy; Pfizer, Lithuania; Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer, Madagascar; Pfizer, Mali; Pfizer, Myanmar; Pfizer, Mauritania; Pfizer, Mauritius; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Niger; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Philippines; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Russian Federation; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Singapore; Pfizer, Slovenia; Pfizer, Senegal; Pfizer, El Salvador; Pfizer, Chad; Pfizer, Togo; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer, Vietnam; Pfizer, South Africa; Pfizer, Zaire; Pharmacia, China; Pharmacia, Ghana; Pharmacia, Greece; Pharmacia, Kenya; Pharmacia, Liberia; Pharmacia, Romania; Pharmacia, Sierra Leone; Pharmacia, Tanzania; Pharmacia, Uganda; Pharmacia, Zimbabwe; Pharmacia & Upjohn, Slovakia; Pharmacia Upjohn, Oman; Upjohn, Ethiopia



• Solu-Médrol
  Pfizer, France



• Solu-Medrol (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, Italy



• Solu-Medrone
  Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pharmacia, Ireland



• Solu-Medrone (veterinary use)
  Pharmacia Animal Health, United Kingdom



• Supresol
  Mayne, Italy



• Thimelon
  Ethica Industri Farmasi, Indonesia



• Urbason Solubile
  Sanofi-Aventis, Austria; Sanofi-Aventis, Italy; Sanofi-Aventis S.A., Spain



• Urbason
  Sanofi-Aventis, Germany



• Advantan
  Intendis, Estonia



• Cortard (veterinary use)
  Eurovet, Netherlands



• Déméthyl (veterinary use)
  Virbac, France



• Depo Medrol met Lidocain (Methylprednisolone and Lidocaine)
  Pfizer, Netherlands



• Depo Medrol (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, Switzerland; Pfizer Animal Health, Italy; Pfizer Animal Health, New Zealand; Pfizer Animal Health, South Africa; Pfizer Santé Animale, France; Pharmacia & Upjohn vet, United States



• Depo Medrone (veterinary use)
  Pharmacia Animal Health, United Kingdom; Pharmacia Animal Health, Ireland



• Depo-Medrate (veterinary use)
  Pfizer GmbH Tiergesundheit, Germany



• Depo-Medrol Lidocaine (Methylprednisolone and Lidocaine)
  Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Poland



• Depo-Medrol with Lidocaine (Methylprednisolone and Lidocaine)
  Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Greece; Pfizer, New Zealand



• Depomedrol
  Pfizer, Venezuela



• Depo-Medrol
  Eczacibasi, Turkey; Euro, Netherlands; IFET, Greece; Pfizer, Australia; Pfizer, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Bulgaria; Pfizer, Bahrain; Pfizer, Canada; Pfizer, Switzerland; Pfizer, Chile; Pfizer, Colombia; Pfizer, Czech Republic; Pfizer, Denmark; Pfizer, Ecuador; Pfizer, Estonia; Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Georgia; Pfizer, Hong Kong; Pfizer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Pfizer, Hungary; Pfizer, Indonesia; Pfizer, Israel; Pfizer, India; Pfizer, Iceland; Pfizer, Italy; Pfizer, Japan; Pfizer, Luxembourg; Pfizer, Latvia; Pfizer, Myanmar; Pfizer, Mexico; Pfizer, Malaysia; Pfizer, Netherlands; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, New Zealand; Pfizer, Peru; Pfizer, Poland; Pfizer, Portugal; Pfizer, Sweden; Pfizer, Slovenia; Pfizer, Thailand; Pfizer, United States; Pfizer, Vietnam; Pfizer, South Africa; Pharmacia, Ghana; Pharmacia, Kenya; Pharmacia, Liberia; Pharmacia, Romania; Pharmacia, Slovakia; Pharmacia, Sierra Leone; Pharmacia, Tanzania; Pharmacia, Uganda; Pharmacia, Zimbabwe; Pharmacia Upjohn, Oman; Upjohn, Bulgaria; Upjohn, Ethiopia



• Dépo-Médrol
  Pfizer, Burkina Faso; Pfizer, Benin; Pfizer, Central African Republic; Pfizer, Congo; Pfizer, Cote D'ivoire; Pfizer, Cameroon; Pfizer, Costa Rica; Pfizer, France; Pfizer, Gabon; Pfizer, Guinea; Pfizer, Guatemala; Pfizer, Honduras; Pfizer, Madagascar; Pfizer, Mali; Pfizer, Mauritania; Pfizer, Mauritius; Pfizer, Niger; Pfizer, Nicaragua; Pfizer, Panama; Pfizer, Senegal; Pfizer, El Salvador; Pfizer, Chad; Pfizer, Togo; Pfizer, Zaire



• Depo-Medrol (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, Australia; Pfizer Animal Health, Finland



• Depo-Medrol + Lidocaina (Methylprednisolone and Lidocaine)
  Pfizer, Belgium; Pfizer, Italy



• Depo-Medrol cum lidocain (Methylprednisolone and Lidocaine)
  Pfizer, Finland; Pfizer, Norway; Pfizer, Sweden



• Depo-Medrone with Lidocaine (Methylprednisolone and Lidocaine)
  Pfizer, United Kingdom



• Depo-Medrone
  Pfizer, United Kingdom; Pfizer, Malta; Pharmacia, Ireland



• Depo-Melcort
  Fuji Yakuhin, Japan



• Depo-Nisolone
  Kenral, Australia



• Depredil (veterinary use)
  Ilium Veterinary Products, Australia



• Epizolone Depot
  Eipico, United Arab Emirates; Eipico, Bahrain; Eipico, Egypt; Eipico, Iraq; Eipico, Jordan; Eipico, Kuwait; Eipico, Lebanon; Eipico, Libya; Eipico, Qatar; Eipico, Saudi Arabia; Eipico, Sudan; Eipico, Yemen; Eipico Egyptian International Pharmaceutical Industries CO, Ethiopia



• Lemod Depo
  Hemofarm, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Hemofarm, Serbia



• Methylprednisolone Acetate
  Sandoz, Canada; Sandoz, United States; Sicor, United States; Teva USA, United States



• Methylprednisolone Acetate (veterinary use)
  Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, United States



• Metypred
  Orion, United Arab Emirates; Orion, Bahrain; Orion, Egypt; Orion, Jordan; Orion, Kuwait; Orion, Lebanon



• Moderin (veterinary use)
  Pfizer Animal Health, Belgium; Pfizer Animal Health, Netherlands



• Solomet
  Orion, Finland



• Vetacortyl (veterinary use)
  Vetoquinol, Switzerland; Vetoquinol, Luxembourg; Vetoquinol, Netherlands



• Vétacortyl (veterinary use)
  Laboratoire Vétoquinol, France



• Advantan
  Bayer, Belgium; Bayer, Switzerland; Bayer, Croatia (Hrvatska); Bayer, Peru; Bayer Schering, Finland; Bayer Schering, South Africa; CSL, Australia; CSL Biotherapies, New Zealand; Intendis, Austria; Intendis, Bulgaria; Intendis, Czech Republic; Intendis, Germany; Intendis, Greece; Intendis, Italy; Intendis, Lithuania; Intendis, Luxembourg; Intendis, Latvia; Intendis, Malta; Intendis, Mexico; Intendis, Poland; Intendis, Portugal; Intendis, Russian Federation; Intendis, Slovenia; Intendis, Turkey; Schering, Antigua & Barbuda; Schering, Netherlands Antilles; Schering, Argentina; Schering, Aruba; Schering, Bosnia & Herzegowina; Schering, Bahrain; Schering, Bermuda; Schering, Brazil; Schering, Bahamas; Schering, Belize; Schering, Colombia; Schering, Dominican Republic; Schering, Grenada; Schering, Georgia; Schering, Guyana; Schering, Hong Kong; Schering, Haiti; Schering, Jamaica; Schering, Cayman Islands; Schering, Saint Lucia; Schering, Luxembourg; Schering, Oman; Schering, Philippines; Schering, Romania; Schering, Slovakia; Schering, Suriname; Schering, Trinidad & Tobago; Schering-Plough, Indonesia; Unicorp, Hungary



• Adventan
  Intendis, Spain



• Lexxema
  Italfarmaco, Spain

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Glossary

BAN	British Approved Name
BANM	British Approved Name (Modified)
DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
JAN	Japanese Accepted Name
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)

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