Are you aware of the determinants of steroid dosing? What parameters clinicians need to assess before steroids are recommended? This article provides a brief insight on these clinically critically determinants. Glucocorticoids or commonly known as steroids are prescribed by almost all clinicians for the variety of disorders.
Glucocorticoids are most commonly prescribed formulations in pharmacologic doses in the conditions in which suppression of inflammation is required. They are also used in some diseases like Cushing’s syndrome to diagnose and determine the cause. Three main categories of determinants of glucocorticoid dosing are: Pharmacokinetics of the different drug preparations Effects of underlying disorders on drug kinetics Interactions of glucocorticoids with concurrently administered nonglucocorticoid drugs The dosing of the glucocorticoids may depend on several factors,…
