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There are millions of people who just couldn't manage the pain of ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other chronic joint conditions without help from steroid injections. The most common steroid used...

Here, we'll discuss each drug separately and make note of any obvious differences seeing that they both belong to the same group of pain medications. MS Contin MS Contin is a trade...

General information Risperidone is a medication which is classified as an antipsychotic and is predominantly used to treat mental health issues such as schizophrenia. Other indications for the use of...

It's not unusual for women to experience changes in their menstrual cycles after receiving steroid shots. Usually the change is more bleeding, but some steroids are used in low doses...

It's not unusual for women to have back pain during pregnancy, during delivery, and after the baby is born. Usually this is simply a matter of carrying more weight, first...

Abilify, which is the trade name for a drug called aripiprazole, is an add-on treatment for adults whose medications for depression aren't enough. It's given to adults and pediatric patients...

Women who notice vaginal, cervical, or uterine bleeding after getting steroid shots aren't just imagining their symptoms. Both women still in their reproductive years and women who have passed menopause...

Symbicort is a very popular drug for asthma that is actually a combination of two drugs, budesonide, which is a steroid used to relieve inflammation, and formoterol, which is a...

Even though the medication wasn't FDA-approved until 2014, it almost immediately became the best selling product nasal decongestant. It is more popular than Benadryl, more popular than Mucinex (despite the ads...

Seroquel, which is also available under its generic name quetiapine, is in class of drugs known as "atypical antipsychotics." It is a very commonly prescribed, possibly over-prescribed medication for adults who...