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What is Solu-Medrol?

Solu-Medrol® is a brand name for methylprednisolone sodium succinate for IV or IM admininstration. It is used as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressant agent for diseases of hematologic, allergic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and autoimmune origin; also for graft-versus-host disease.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
3 10%
Moderate
15 50%
Mild
6 20%
None
6 20%

Most commonly reported side effects

Insomnia
18 60%
Restlessness
13 43%
Increased appetite
11 37%
Anxiety
10 33%
Heartburn (reflux)
10 33%
Elevated blood sugar (glucose)
6 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Solu-Medrol. See all 27 dosages ►

  1000mg as needed 1g as needed 1mg as needed 1other as needed 40mg as needed 500mg as needed 5mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed monthly 1 g monthly 1 mEq/L monthly 1 other monthly 2 hr monthly 1 g every other week 64 mg yearly 1 g daily 2 hr daily 100 mg monthly 125 mg monthly 10 mg daily 1000 mg monthly 96 mg daily 500 mg daily 1000 g daily 1000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 11 Number of Patients: 11 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 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 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Solu-Medrol (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
115 81% Course of treatment ended: 81%
Did not seem to work
12 8% Did not seem to work: 8%
Doctor's advice
12 8% Doctor's advice: 8%
Side effects too severe
9 6% Side effects too severe: 6%
Other
7 5% Other: 5%
Not indicated
5 4% Not indicated: 4%
Personal research
1 1% Personal research: 1%

See all 141 patients who’ve stopped taking Solu-Medrol

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Solu-Medrol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
4
3
3
3
15

Stopped Taking Solu-Medrol

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
88
7
6
11
10
19

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
29 97%
Usually
1 3%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 7%
Somewhat
10 33%
A little
7 23%
Not at all
11 37%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
2 7%
$100-199
2 7%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
11 37%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 24, 2009.