Triamcinolone Acetonide Intramuscularly: Effective Long‐acting Steroid Therapy in Dermatologic Disorders

Transcutaneous injection of triamcinolone acetonide for persistent glottic granulation after laser microsurgery

“…Furthermore, the patient must hold his tongue by himself during the injection process which is painful and uncooperative. 18 , 19 , 20 In our cases, patients had good tolerance to the procedure and were pleased to accept this treatment because of the lower cost and less suffering.…”

Comparison of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis susceptibility upon single-dose i.m. depot versus long-acting i.v. triamcinolone acetonide therapy: a direct pharmacokinetic correlation

“…When given systemically, they are known to induce many side effects. To avoid multiple dosing of short-acting GCs, long-acting GCs, including TAA are preferred formulations for the treatment of several autoimmune diseases, such as in systemic lupus erythematosus and multiple sclerosis and/or serious inflammatory diseases as well as in diabetic retinopathy (Scher 1964, Heun et al 1992, Doggrell 2001, Jonas et al 2001, Massin et al 2004, Hoffmann et al 2006. Moreover, depot formulation of injectable TAA is effective in GC-resistant asthma which is poorly controlled by b 2 -adrenoceptor agonists (Doggrell 2001).…”