Corticotropin: Side Effects, Uses & Monitoring

Labeled uses

Purified Cortrophin Gel is indicated in the following disorders: 1. Rheumatic disorders:   As adjunctive therapy for short-term administration (to tide the patient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in: Psoriatic arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis, including juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (selected cases may require low-dose maintenance therapy). Ankylosing spondylitis. Acute gouty arthritis. 2. Collagen diseases:   During an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of: Systemic lupus erythematosus. Systemic dermatomyositis (polymyositis). 3. Dermatologic diseases:   Severe erythema multiforme (Stevens-Johnson syndrome). Severe psoriasis. 4. Allergic states:   Atopic dermatitis Serum sickness. 5. Ophthalmic diseases:   Severe acute and chronic allergic and inflammatory processes involving the eye and its adnexa such as: Allergic conjunctivitis. Keratitis. Iritis and iridocyclitis. Diffuse posterior uveitis and choroiditis. Optic neuritis. Chorioretinitis. Anterior segment inflammation. 6. Respiratory diseases:   Symptomatic sarcoidosis. 7. Edematous states:   To induce a diuresis or a remission of proteinuria in the nephrotic syndrome without uremia of the idiopathi…