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Drosone Injection is used to treat allergic and inflammatory conditions. It is also used as a replacement therapy for the natural steroid hormone cortisol. It helps reduce inflammation and stabilise the immune response.

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Written By Veda Maddala , M Pharmacy
Reviewed By Dr Aneela Siddabathuni , MPharma., PhD
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More about the Product

Manufacturer/Marketer :

Wohltat Life Sciences

Consume Type :

Parenteral

Expires on or after :

Dec-28

Return Policy :

Not Returnable

About Drosone Injection

Drosone Injection is an injectable medicine containing Drosone Injection, a corticosteroid used to treat severe inflammatory conditions, severe allergic reactions, and adrenal gland problems. It helps reduce swelling, pain, and immune system responses during acute medical emergencies. Your doctor will typically prescribe this when quick relief is needed or when oral medicines cannot be taken.

Because this medicine is given as an injection, the frequency of use depends entirely on your medical condition and how you respond to treatment. It is injected directly into a vein or muscle by a healthcare professional, so taking it with or without food is not applicable. Adopting a low-salt, potassium-rich diet during treatment can help manage fluid retention and support your body's recovery.

While using it, you might experience temporary side effects like mild irritation at the injection site, dizziness, or slight mood changes. It is important to consult your doctor immediately if you notice serious issues, such as severe stomach pain, muscle weakness, or signs of an infection.

Before receiving it, tell your doctor if you have a history of high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, liver damage, or active infections. Do not take this if you have a widespread fungal infection or are allergic to any of its ingredients.

This injection can interact with certain blood thinners, water pills, and diabetes medications, potentially altering their effects. It is highly recommended to avoid alcohol and smoking during treatment to reduce the risk of stomach irritation. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, or an older adult, discuss the risks and benefits with your healthcare provider before receiving this injection.

Uses of Drosone Injection

Your doctor may recommend this to help manage the following conditions.

  • Severe allergic reactions: It helps reduce life-threatening swelling, hives, and breathing difficulties quickly.
  • Adrenal insufficiency: It replaces natural hormones when the body's adrenal glands do not produce enough cortisol.
  • Severe asthma attacks: It works rapidly to reduce airway inflammation and open up the lungs for easier breathing.
  • Inflammatory arthritis: It provides immediate relief by cooling down severe joint inflammation and swelling during acute flare-ups.
  • Skin and eye inflammatory conditions: It controls extreme redness, itching, and swelling associated with severe autoimmune reactions.

Key Benefits

It provides fast-acting relief during acute medical situations. Because it is injected directly into the bloodstream or muscle, it bypasses the digestive system, allowing the active medication to start working almost immediately.

  • Rapid relief from swelling: It quickly calms severe inflammatory responses, helping to ease painful swelling and redness.
  • Easier breathing: By rapidly opening up swollen airways, it helps restore normal breathing during acute respiratory distress.
  • Restores hormonal balance: In emergency cases of adrenal failure, it stabilises blood pressure and chemical levels in the body to prevent shock.

Directions for Use

  • Follow your doctor's instructions on the dosage and timing of this medication to ensure safety.
  • Drosone Injection will be administered by the doctor or healthcare professional.
  • Do not self-administer.

How Drosone Injection Works

Drosone Injection acts as a synthetic version of cortisol, a natural hormone produced by your adrenal glands. When injected, it targets cells throughout the body to block the release of specific chemical messengers that trigger inflammation, swelling, and allergic responses. Additionally, this medicine calms an overactive immune system. By dampening this defence mechanism, it prevents your body from attacking its own tissues during severe autoimmune flares or allergic emergencies, helping to stabilise your vital signs rapidly.
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Alcohol

Consult your doctor

The interaction of Drosone Injection with alcohol is unknown. Please discuss this with your doctor if you have any concerns regarding this.

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Pregnancy

Consult your doctor

If you are pregnant or planning a pregnancy, inform your doctor before receiving Drosone Injection. Your doctor may prescribe this medicine if the benefits outweigh the risks, as corticosteroids may increase the risk of low birth weight of the baby.

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Breast Feeding

Consult your doctor

Small amounts of Hydrocortisone may be excreted in breast milk. Therefore, if you are a nursing mother, inform your doctor before receiving Drosone Injection. If you are advised to continue breastfeeding while on treatment with Drosone Injection, your baby will need extra checks to ensure she/he is not being affected by Drosone Injection.

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Driving

Caution

Drosone Injection may cause muscle weakness, mood changes or blurred vision. If you experience these symptoms, avoid driving or operating machines.

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Liver

Consult your doctor

If you have a pre-existing or history of liver disease, inform your doctor before receiving Drosone Injection. Your doctor may adjust the dose of this medicine or prescribe a suitable alternative based on your condition.

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Kidney

Consult your doctor

If you have a pre-existing or a history of kidney diseases, inform your doctor before receiving Drosone Injection. Your doctor may adjust the dose of this medicine or prescribe a suitable alternative based on your condition.

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Children

Caution

Drosone Injection should be administered carefully to children, as prolonged use may interfere with the growth and development of children and cause cataracts.

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Heart

Caution

Drosone Injection should be used with caution in individuals with heart disease and only under medical supervision. If you have any cardiac conditions, please consult your doctor before using this medication.

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Geriatrics

Consult your doctor

Please consult a doctor if you have any concerns regarding the usage of Drosone Injection in geriatric patients. Your doctor will prescribe Drosone Injection if the benefits outweigh the risks.

What if I have taken an overdose of Drosone Injection

An acute overdose of this injection is unlikely to be life-threatening, but repeated high doses can cause serious health issues. If you suspect an overdose or experience severe symptoms like extreme muscle weakness, seek immediate medical attention.

Diet & Lifestyle Advise

  • Monitor salt intake: This medicine can cause your body to hold onto sodium and water. Try to limit high-sodium foods and processed snacks to prevent swelling and high blood pressure.
  • Eat potassium-rich foods: Corticosteroids can lower your potassium levels. Incorporate foods like bananas, spinach, and sweet potatoes into your diet to keep your muscles functioning properly.
  • Support bone health: Long-term steroid use can weaken bones. Discuss with your doctor if you should take calcium and vitamin D supplements.
  • Keep track of blood sugar: This medicine can raise blood sugar levels. If you have diabetes, check your blood sugar levels more frequently and share the results with your doctor.
  • Avoid close contact with sick individuals: Since this medicine can temporarily lower your immune system's strength, try to steer clear of people who have active contagious infections like the flu or chickenpox.
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How Soon It Starts Working

  • The time required for Drosone Injection to start to work: The time required for Drosone Injection to show its action is unknown.
  • The time for which the effects of Drosone Injection last: The duration of action for Drosone Injection is unknown.

What if you forget to take Drosone Injection

If you receive this injection in a clinic, your healthcare team will manage your schedule. If you are injecting it at home and miss a dose, contact your doctor or pharmacist immediately for guidance. Do not inject a double dose to make up for a missed one.

Storage

• Store it at room temperature, ideally between 20°C and 25°C (68°F to 77°F).

Drug Warnings

  • Inspect the vial carefully: Before injecting, always check the liquid. If you see cloudiness, floating particles, or any discolouration, do not inject it and use a new vial instead.
  • Practice sterile injection technique: Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water, and clean the injection site with an alcohol wipe before injecting the dose.
  • Never reuse needles: Use a brand-new, sterile needle and syringe for every single injection to prevent serious bacterial infections.
  • Rotate your injection sites: Avoid injecting into the same spot twice in a row. This helps prevent tissue thinning, scarring, and persistent soreness.
  • Carry a medical alert ID: If you use this medicine long-term, wear a medical alert bracelet or carry a card stating that you take a steroid, which is vital information in an emergency.
  • Do not stop using suddenly: If you have been receiving this medicine for an extended period, do not stop it abruptly without consulting your doctor, as your body may need time to start producing its own natural hormones again.

Drug-Drug Interactions

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  • Water pills (Diuretics): Combining it with certain water pills can cause your potassium levels to drop dangerously low.
  • Blood thinners: This medicine may change how your body responds to blood thinners, increasing or decreasing their effectiveness and altering your bleeding risk.
  • Diabetes medicines: This injection can raise blood sugar levels, which may reduce the effectiveness of insulin or oral diabetes treatments.
  • NSAIDs (Pain relievers): Taking this with medicines like ibuprofen or aspirin can increase the risk of stomach irritation or ulcers.
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Drug-Drug Interactions

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How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
Taking Iopamidol and Drosone Injection together can increase the risk of seizures, meningitis, and inflammation of the spinal membranes.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Drosone Injection with Iopamidol is not recommended, please consult your doctor before taking it. If you experience any symptoms , consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
Combining Mifepristone and Drosone Injection can reduce the effects of Drosone Injection.

How to manage the interaction:
Taking Drosone Injection with Mifepristone is not recommended, consult a doctor before taking it. If you experience any symptoms, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
Co-administration of Desmopressin with Drosone Injection may increase the risk of hyponatremia (low levels of salt in the blood).

How to manage the interaction:
If you have to use Desmopressin and Drosone Injection together, your doctor may adjust the dose or monitor you more frequently to safely use both medications. However, if you experience loss of appetite, headache, nausea, vomiting, lethargy (very tired), irritability, difficulty concentrating, weakness, unsteadiness, memory impairment, confusion, muscle spasm, decreased urination, and/or sudden weight gain, contact your doctor immediately as these may be symptoms of water intoxication (water poisoning) and hyponatremia (low levels of salt in the blood). Do not discontinue the medication without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
Bupropion is capable of causing seizures (fits), and combining it with Drosone Injection, may enhance the risk.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of bupropion along with Drosone Injection can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if recommended by a doctor. While taking these medications, you should avoid tasks that need mental attention, such as driving or operating dangerous machinery, until you have a better understanding of how the medications impact you. Do not discontinue any medications without consulting a doctor.
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
The combined use of Clarithromycin and Drosone Injection can increase the blood levels of Drosone Injection.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Clarithromycin and Drosone Injection can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by your doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like swelling, weight gain, high blood pressure, high blood glucose, muscle weakness, depression, acne, thinning skin, stretch marks, easy bruising, bone density loss, cataracts(the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, resulting in blurred vision), menstrual irregularities, excessive growth of facial or body hair, and abnormal distribution of body fat, especially in the face, neck, back, and waist, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
The combined use of Arsenic trioxide and Drosone Injection can increase the risk of an irregular heart rhythm.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Arsenic trioxide and Drosone Injection can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by your doctor. However, if you experience any symptoms like weakness, tiredness, drowsiness, confusion, muscle pain, cramps, dizziness, nausea, or vomiting, consult the doctor immediately. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
Co-administration of Bempedoic acid with Drosone Injection can increase the risk of tissue injury near muscles and joints.

How to manage the interaction:
Although there is an interaction, Bempedoic acid can be taken with Drosone Injection if prescribed by the doctor. However, if you experience pain, swelling, or inflammation of joints consult a doctor. Exercise and using the impacted area should both be avoided. Do not discontinue any medications without a doctor's advice.
HydrocortisonePolio Vaccine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
The combined use of polio vaccine and Drosone Injection can cause a risk of infection.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of the polio vaccine and Drosone Injection can lead to an interaction, Before receiving the vaccine, you should let your doctor know if you are now receiving or have recently received Drosone Injection. Your doctor may decide to postpone vaccination in some cases so that your body has time to recover from the side effects of Drosone Injection therapy. On the other hand, if you recently had the polio vaccine, your doctor might decide to put off starting your Drosone Injection therapy for a few weeks.
HydrocortisoneMetrizamide
Severe
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
The combined use of Metrizamide and Drosone Injection can increase the risk of seizures, meningitis, and inflammation of the spinal membranes.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Metrizamide and Drosone Injection can lead to an interaction, it can be taken if advised by your doctor. However injection of these together into the spine is not recommended, consult your doctor for any queries. Do not stop using any medications without a doctor's advice.
HydrocortisoneRotavirus vaccine
Severe
How does the drug interact with Drosone Injection:
The combined use of Rotavirus vaccine and Drosone Injection can cause a risk of infection.

How to manage the interaction:
Co-administration of Rotavirus vaccine and Drosone Injection can lead to an interaction, Before receiving the vaccine, you should let your doctor know if you are now receiving or have recently received Drosone Injection. Your doctor may decide to postpone vaccination in some cases so that your body has time to recover from the side effects of Drosone Injection therapy. On the other hand, if you recently had the Rotavirus vaccine, your doctor might decide to put off starting your Drosone Injection therapy for a few weeks.

Drug-Food Interactions

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  • No clinically significant food interactions are known with Drosone Injection when used as directed.     
     
No Drug - Food interactions found in our database. Some may be unknown. Consult your doctor for what to avoid during medication.

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Therapeutic Class

[CORTICOSTEROIDS]

FAQs

Drosone Injection is used to treat allergic and inflammatory conditions.
Drosone Injection contains Hydrocortisone, a corticosteroid that works by inhibiting the release of certain chemical messengers in the body that cause redness, itching, and swelling. Also, it works as a replacement therapy for the natural steroid hormone cortisol.
Drosone Injection may cause mental problems, especially if given in high doses. However, inform your doctor immediately if you notice mood changes or have depression and suicidal thoughts while on treatment with Drosone Injection.
A blue steroid card consists of the patient's instructions and provides information to healthcare providers regarding the details of prescribed steroids. It is given to patients using Drosone Injection for more than three weeks. The patient is advised to carry a steroid card always and show it to the nurse, midwife, doctor, dentist or anyone who treats them.
Drosone Injection may cause side effects such as acne, increased hair growth, weight gain, dizziness, nausea, muscle weakness or indigestion. If the side effects persist or worsen, please consult your doctor.
Yes, Drosone Injection is a steroid. It belongs to a class of medicines called corticosteroids.
Drosone Injection will be administered by a healthcare professional; do not self-administer.
The most common side effect of Drosone Injection is severe pain and swelling at the site of injection. This usually improves after a few days. It is helpful to rest the joint for 24 hours after using Drosone Injection and avoid heavy exercise. It might be safe to take painkillers such as paracetamol or ibuprofen if advised by the doctor.
Yes, in some cases, your healthcare provider may train you or a caregiver to inject this at home. However, you must receive proper medical training before attempting this. Talk to your doctor to see if home injection is safe for you.
Yes, the active ingredient in Drosone Injection can lower your body's ability to fight off infections, especially if used over a long period or in high doses. It is important to stay away from sick individuals and wash your hands frequently. Talk to your doctor if you develop a fever or other signs of illness.
You should avoid receiving live vaccines while using this medicine, as your weakened immune system may not react properly, increasing your risk of getting sick from the vaccine. Always tell your healthcare provider about all treatments you are receiving before getting any vaccine. Talk to your doctor for a safe vaccination schedule.
If you have been using it for a while, stopping it suddenly can cause your body to experience severe withdrawal symptoms, such as fatigue, dizziness, and low blood pressure, because your adrenal glands need time to start producing natural hormones again. Your doctor will help you by gradually decreasing your dose over time. Talk to your doctor before stopping this medicine.
Yes, medicines containing Drosone Injection can cause a temporary increase in your blood sugar levels. If you have diabetes, you will need to monitor your blood sugar more closely while receiving this medicine. Talk to your doctor about adjusting your diabetes medication if needed.
It should only be used during pregnancy if the potential benefits outweigh the risks to the unborn baby. Your healthcare provider will evaluate your specific situation to make the safest decision. Talk to your doctor if you are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or breastfeeding.

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