fluticasone and Arthritis--Rheumatoid

This article presents a brief review and summarizes current therapies for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, major depression, and rheumatoid arthritis. One new pharmaceutical agent is highlighted for each of the topics.

Topics: Anti-Anxiety Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Benzyl Alcohols; Bronchodilator Agents; Chlorobenzenes; Depressive Disorder; Fluticasone; Humans; Nursing Process; Piperazines; Piperidines; Protein Kinase Inhibitors; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Pyrimidines; Pyrroles; Sulfides; United States; Vortioxetine

Triamcinolone is a commonly used synthetic corticosteroid that has recently been tested in a large clinical trial for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and shown to have some benefits. To our knowledge, there are no reviews of the pharmacotherapy of triamcinolone. This review has a brief overview of the pharmacology of triamcinolone, followed by a discussion of the clinical trials with triamcinolone. Triamcinolone is used in the treatment of respiratory inflammation, rheumatoid arthritis and a variety of other inflammatory conditions.

Topics: Administration, Intranasal; Adult; Aerosols; Androstadienes; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Arthritis, Rheumatoid; Astemizole; Asthma; Child; Clinical Trials as Topic; Conjunctivitis, Allergic; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Fluticasone; Humans; Injections, Intramuscular; Loratadine; Lung Diseases, Obstructive; Macular Degeneration; Molecular Structure; Nasal Mucosa; Rhinitis, Allergic, Perennial; Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal; Structure-Activity Relationship; Triamcinolone