DEPO-MEDRONE 40MG/ML INJECTION NON LIDOCAINE 1 X 1ML

Depo-Medrone contains methylprednisolone acetate. Methylprednisolone belongs to a

group of medicines called corticosteroids or steroids. Corticosteroids are produced naturally

in your body and are important for many body functions. Boosting your body with extra

corticosteroid such as Depo-Medrone can help when injected into the body by a doctor or

nurse, such as in or near a joint, to treat local symptoms caused by inflammatory or

rheumatic conditions such as:

• Bursitis: inflammation in the fluid containing spaces around the shoulder, knee and/or

elbow joints. For this condition this medicine will be injected directly into one or more of

these spaces.

• Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis: inflammation located in between the joints. For

these conditions this medicine will be injected directly into one or more joint spaces.

• Plantar fasciitis: inflammation of the tissues of the sole of the foot.

• Skin problems: such as alopecia areata (patchy baldness), keloids (scar tissue), lichen

planus or simplex (small, purplish raised patches of skin or spots), discoid lupus (roundshaped patches, often on the face) or granuloma annulare (circular warty growths).

• Epicondylitis (tennis elbow) and tenosynovitis: For these conditions this medicine will be

injected into the tendon sheath.