Indications : התוויות

4.1    Therapeutic indications
DIPROSPAN Sterile Aqueous Suspension is indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic corticosteroid-responsive disorders such as the following conditions: 

Musculoskeletal and Soft Tissue Conditions:
Rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, bursitis, ankylosing spondylitis, epicondylitis, radiculitis, coccydynia, torticollis, sciatica, lumbago, ganglion cyst, exostosis, fasciitis.


Allergic Conditions:

Chronic bronchial asthma (including adjunctive therapy for status asthmaticus), hay fever, angioneurotic edema, allergic bronchitis, seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis, drug reactions, serum sickness, insect bites.

Dermatologic Conditions:

Atopic dermatitis (nummular eczema), neurodermatitis (circumscribed lichen simplex), necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum, alopecia areata, discoid lupus erythematosus, psoriasis, keloids, pemphigus, dermatitis herpetiformis, urticaria, hypertrophic lichen planus, contact dermatitis, severe solar dermatitis, cystic acne.

Collagen Diseases:

Disseminated lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, polyarteritis nodosa.
Neoplastic Diseases:

For palliative management of leukemias and lymphomas in adults; acute leukemia of childhood.

Other Conditions:
Adrenogenital syndrome, ulcerative colitis, regional ileitis, sprue, podiatric conditions (bursitis under heloma durum [corn], hallux rigidus, digiti quinti varus [fifth toe varus]), disorders requiring subconjunctival injection, corticosteroid-responsive blood dyscrasias, nephritis and nephrotic syndrome.
Primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency may be treated with Diprospan Sterile Aqueous Suspension but should be supplemented with mineralocorticoids.

Diprospan Sterile Aqueous Suspension is recommended for (1) intramuscular injection in conditions responsive to systemic corticosteroids; (2) injection directly into the affected soft tissues where indicated; (3) intra-articular and peri-articular injection in arthritis; (4) intralesional injection in various dermatologic conditions; (5) local injection in certain inflammatory and cystic disorders of the foot and soft tissue.