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What is Steroid Injections?

Steroids (short for corticosteroids) decrease inflammation and reduce the activity of the immune system. They can be given systemically into the vein or the muscle or may be given locally by directing the injected medication into a specific area of inflammation.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Back pain 8 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Pain 8 1 Efficacy_none
Other 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none
Stiffness/Spasticity 3 1 Efficacy_none
Pain and allergies 2 0
Arthritis pain 2 0

See all 27 patients currently taking Steroid Injections

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 4
Moderate
 1
Mild
 1
None
 4

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Steroid Injections

Hospitalization 2
Weight gain 1
Pain in hips 1
short term muming effect 1
Eye floaters 1
Cramps in right shoulder, arm and hand 1
See all 8 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Steroid Injections. See all 19 dosages ►

  as needed 1mg as needed 1 intl units every 3 months 1 mg every 3 months 2 other every 3 months 1 mg monthly 1 mg weekly 10 mg monthly 1 other one time 100 mg every 3 months
  3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Steroid Injections (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 9   Course of treatment ended: 39%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 26%
Not indicated 4   Not indicated: 17%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 9%
Expense 2   Expense: 9%
Doctor's advice 1   Doctor's advice: 4%
Other 1   Other: 4%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 4%

See all 20 patients who’ve stopped taking Steroid Injections

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Steroid Injections

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Taking Steroid Injections

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Steroid Injections

Always
 7 70%
Usually
 1 10%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 2 20%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Steroid Injections

Very
 3 30%
Somewhat
 3 30%
A little
 2 20%
Not at all
 2 20%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Steroid Injections

$200+
 1 17%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 17%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 4 67%

Report created on February 10, 2012.