more enthusiasm for using prednisone for shingles

November 1996

You'll see more enthusiasm for using prednisone for shingles...especially for patients with severe pain.

So far, prednisone has been used mainly to prevent postherpetic neuralgia. But it doesn't work well to reduce CHRONIC pain.

Now there's evidence that prednisone is useful in the early stages...to relieve ACUTE pain.

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Table of Contents

stop using nifedipine capsules for emergency hypertension
Obesity & Weight Loss new emphasis on treating obesity
STIs emerging resistance of gonorrhea to quinolone antibiotics
Renal & Urology Elmiron, the first oral therapy for interstitial cystitis
Renal & Urology new devices for women with stress incontinence
Renal & Urology guidelines for managing urinary incontinence
Anticoagulants alternatives to warfarin to prevent thromboembolic stroke in patients with atrial fib (AF)
Infectious Diseases more enthusiasm for using prednisone for shingles
Infectious Diseases Denavir (penciclovir) cream for herpes cold sores or fever blisters
Infectious Diseases Valtrex (valacyclovir) for treating INITIAL episodes of genital herpes
Substance Use Disorder reports of clonidine abuse
Substance Use Disorder DEA would control sales of OTC pseudoephedrine (Sudafed, etc)
Neurology & Pain Neurontin (gabapentin) for pain
Vaccines Comvax, the first combination Haemophilus influenza type B (HIB) and hepatitis B vaccine for children
Vaccines three more acellular pertussis (DTaP) vaccines for INFANTS
Vaccines new polio vaccine recommendations
E-Prescriptions More prescriptions will be transmitted electronically