Corticosteroids are widely prescribed worldwide. It is estimated that, at any point of time, about 1% of the general population is receiving oral corticosteroids.
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Glucocorticoid prescriptions are decreasing
A recent british study showed that prescription of oral glucocorticoids are gradually decreasing, thanks in particular to the use of biologics. This is especially true for long-term prescriptions in patients [...]
Cortisone and Covid19 (coronavirus)
A meta-analysis ("pooled" study of all available clinical trial about a topic) published in September 2020 in one of the most prestigious medical journals (JAMA) shows that cortisone [...]
Results of the online questionnaire
Thank you for your participation. You were almost 1400 to answer the questionnaire posted on our site a few months ago. Through your participation, we can better understand of [...]
Corticosteroids and infections
Corticosteroids increase the risk of common infections It was already known that corticosteroid therapy increased the risk of some opportunistics infections such as tuberculosis or certain mycoses/parasitoses. There was [...]
Use of systemic corticosteroids in France
Are systemic corticosteroids frequently prescribed? No data were available on the frequency of use of corticosteroids in France. Using national data from health insurance, a team of French researchers [...]
Oral or intraveinous corticosteroids for the treatment of multiple sclerosis
Oral corticosteroids could be as efficient as intraveinous corticosteroids for the treatment of multiple sclerosis relapses High doses of intravenous methylprednisolone are recommended to treat relapses in patients with [...]