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Biology — Corticosteroid Interactions

Common hazards of long-term steroid therapy.

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Corticosteroid interactionsadditive mucosal damageGI ulcerationimmunosuppressioninfection riskhypokalaemiagluconeogenesisraised glucoseCorticosteroidsteroidNSAIDanalgesicLive vaccinevaccineDiureticdiureticAntidiabeticantidiabeticminormoderatemajorcontraindicated

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title "Corticosteroid interactions"
drug S "Corticosteroid" class steroid
drug N "NSAID"          class analgesic
drug L "Live vaccine"   class vaccine
drug D "Diuretic"       class diuretic
drug A "Antidiabetic"   class antidiabetic

interact S N "GI ulceration" severity major mechanism "additive mucosal damage"
interact S L "infection risk" severity major mechanism "immunosuppression"
interact S D "hypokalaemia" severity moderate
interact S A "raised glucose" severity moderate mechanism "gluconeogenesis"