oral steroids
Anti-inflammatory pills taken
Oral steroids are corticosteroid medications taken by mouth rather than injected or applied topically.
They reduce inflammation and suppress immune responses, prescribed for conditions like asthma, arthritis, and allergic reactions: The doctor put her on oral steroids for a week.
In bodybuilding contexts, the term often refers to anabolic steroids in pill form.
- prednisoneSynthetic corticosteroid medication
- cortisoneAdrenal gland hormone
- dexamethasoneSynthetic corticosteroid reducing inflammation
- pillsOral medication units
- inflammationProtective tissue response
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- allergy reliefantihistamines, allergy pills, allergy shots, immunotherapy, EpiPen
- steroidscortisol, testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, aldosterone
- nasal treatmentsnasal spray, nasal sprays, nasal irrigation, nasal rinse, neti pot
- skin treatmentsskin cream, creams, skin lotion, ointments, skin treatment
- Psoriasis Treatmentsmethotrexate, phototherapy, biologics, coal tar, light therapy
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