From:
sukiec@optonline.net
Date: 2003-11-24 06:47:49 UTC
Subject: Re:IBD update
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-ID: <7017709.1069656469358.JavaMail.root@thallium.smartgroups.com>
Okay, I looked it up:
"DEPO-MEDROL Sterile Aqueous Suspension contains methylprednisoloneacetate which is the 6-methyl derivative of prednisolone. Methylprednisolone acetate is a white or practically white, odorless,crystalline powder... The chemical name for methylprednisolone acetate is pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione, 21-(acetyloxy)-11,17-dihydroxy-6-methyl-, (6(alpha), 11(beta))-and the molecular weight is 416.51.
DEPO-MEDROL is an anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid for intramuscular, intrasynovial, soft tissue or intralesional injection."