Overview: Methylprednisolone is used to treat certain allergies, inflammation, or immune system problems. It is available as a tablet or an injection that is usually given by a healthcare provider.

Your doctor may increase your dosage of methylprednisolone if you take phenytoin (Dilantin), phenobarbital, or rifampin (Rifadin). Typical starting dosage: 160 mg per day taken in one or two doses.

The combination of methylprednisolone and valacyclovir ... If necessary, patients also received antiemetic agents (50 to 150 mg of dimenhydrinate a day) for a maximum of three days.

Methylprednisolone and prednisone can reduce inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. But, recent guidelines recommend against their use, except in exceptional circumstances. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA ...

In the methylprednisolone–lidocaine group ... permitted to take the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug diclofenac (50-mg tablets, up to four times daily) at any time during the study and ...

Methylprednisolone is available as an oral tablet in a 4-milligram (mg) strength. The drug is also available in an injectable form, but only the oral tablet is the focus of this article.

The optimal dose of IV methylprednisolone in severe acute asthma exacerbations has not been defined, but most authorities recommend 60-80 mg in 3 or 4 divided doses for 48 hours, then 30-40 mg/day ...

Corticosteroids such as methylprednisolone (MP) remain the primary therapy for acute GVHD (aGVHD). Patients who are refractory to standard treatment (MP 2 mg/kg/day) may be treated with high ...

After randomization, researchers identified an excess of serious infections among patients and reduced oral methylprednisolone doses from 0.6 mg/kg per day to 0.8 mg/kg per day, maximum 48 mg per ...