[Magdalen] Pharmaceutical question...

[Grace Cangialosi]

Thanks, David; this is helpful.
G

> On Apr 9, 2015, at 9:20 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
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> In a message dated 4/9/2015 9:11:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
> gracecan at gmail.com writes:
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> impression that that was not the case with steroid injections,  which is
> why they are preferred for longtime anti-inflammatory  relief.>>>
> 
> I think this is incorrect.  In the end, the same side effects can  be
> caused by injectable as by oral steroids.  Both orally and by  injection
> these are dose dependent.
> 
> Intralesional, intra-articular, etc., injections are usually smaller  total
> doses, and not repeated frequently, but even these do end up in
> circulation.
> 
> For that matter also topical (creams and ointments) are absorbed
> right through the skin, and the amount varies with concentration of
> the salve, amount of skin covered, age of the person (kids have  thinner
> skin), amount of existing trauma where salves are applied, and  whether
> or not there is natural (skin to skin) or artificial (plastic wrap)  
> occlusion.
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> 
> David Strang.
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