Talk to your Doctor if you

• are allergic to SOLU MEDROL 1GM or any other ingredients of this medicine
• have any fungal infection (such as thrush)
• have recently had, or are about to have any vaccination
• are suffering from, or receiving treatment for malaria
• are suffering from a head injury or stroke
• have chickenpox, measles, shingles or a herpes eye infection
• have heart failure
• have worm infestation (e.g. threadworm)
• have severe depression or manic depression (bipolar disorder)
• have delusions, hallucinations or disorganized speech
• have diabetes
• have epilepsy, fits or seizures
• have glaucoma
• have recently suffered a heart problem, including heart failure or infections
• have hypertension (high blood pressure)
• have hypothyroidism (an under-active thyroid)
• have joint infection
• have kaposis sarcoma (a type of skin cancer)
• have kidney or liver disease
• have muscle problems (pain or weakness)
• have myasthenia gravis (a condition causing tired and weak muscles)
• have osteoporosis (brittle bones)
• have skin abscess
• have stomach ulcer, diverticulitis (inflammation of the bowel wall) or other serious stomach or intestinal problems
• have thrombophlebitis vein problems due to thrombosis (clots in the veins) resulting in phlebitis (red, swollen and tender veins)
• have tuberculosis (TB)
• have unusual stress
• have cushings disease (condition caused by an excess of cortisol hormone in your body)
• have acute pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas)

• If you are pregnant, think you might be pregnant or trying to become pregnant as this medicine could slow the babys growth
• Cataracts have been observed in infants born to mothers undergoing long-term treatment with SOLU MEDROL 1GM during pregnancy
• Tell your doctor if you are breastfeeding as small amounts of SOLU MEDROL 1GM may get into breast milk

NA

NA

• allergic reactions such as skin rash, swelling of the face or wheezing and difficulty breathing
• pancreatitis, stomach pain spreading to your back, possibly accompanied by vomiting, shock and loss of consciousness
• burst or bleeding ulcers
• infections symptoms might include a raised temperature and feeling unwell
• pulmonary embolus (blood clots in the lung), symptoms include sudden sharp chest pain, breathlessness and coughing up blood
• raised pressure within the skull of children (pseudotumor cerebri) symptoms of which are headaches with vomiting, lack of energy and drowsiness. This side-effect usually occurs after treatment is stopped
• thrombophlebitis (blood clots or thrombosis in a leg vein), symptoms of which include painful swollen, red and tender veins

• high blood pressure, symptoms of which are headaches, or generally feeling unwell swelling and high blood pressure, caused by increased levels of water and salt content
• ulcers
• cataracts (indicated by failing eyesight)
• poor wound healing slowing of normal growth in infants, children and adolescents which may be permanent
• round or moon-shaped face (cushingoid facies)
• increased susceptibility to infection
• brittle bones (bones break easily)
• muscle weakness
• steroids including methylprednisolone can cause serious health problems
• feeling depressed
• feeling high (mania), or moods that go up and down
• feeling anxious, having problems sleeping, difficulty in thinking or being confused and losing your memory
• feeling, seeing or hearing thing which do not exist having strange and frightening thoughts, changing how you act or having feelings of being alone
• acne
• bruising
• thinning of skin (skin atrophy)

NA

NA