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Common Steroid Preparations

There are a number of preparations that can be used.  Those with a similar potency should be chosen on a cost per volume basis.
Drug
Dose
Potency
Hydrocortisone
Acetate (Hydrocortistab)
25mg/ml
+
Methyl Prednisolone Depo-medrone)
40mg/ml
+ + + + +
Triamcinolone
Acetonide (Kenalog/ Adcortyl)
40mg/ml
20mg/ml
+ + + + +
Triamcinolone
Hexacetonide (Lederspan)
20mg/ml
+ + + + +
Dexamethasone (Decadron)
4mg/ml
+ + + + + + +
+ + + + + + +

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