What do you mean by medrol dose pack?

Question

post extraction medication

Answer 1

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This usually is a pack of meds such as a steroid that you have to gradually decrease the dose as you go , so the put it in a little "pack" for you to clearly see how many pills to take each dose and each day,steroids are commonly used to assist in the healing process.

Answer 2

It's a pack with a lot of little pills and the instructions on how to take them are very specific. Follow the instructions strictly. The pills are steroids and they will reduce inflammation.

Answer 3

All above are correct. You can write:

Rx: Medrol Dose Pack
Sig: Follow package directions
NO REFILL

because the directions are right there on the package. I don't use it post extraction, though, because OTC meds like ibuprofen or naproxin (Advil or Aleve) are pretty effective for that, if you don't need narcotics. I use it for pulpal inflammation after a deep filling, for instance, where you need more potency to deal with inappropriate inflammation. It will reverse a post-op pulpitis about 60-70% of the time, in my experience.

Answer 4

it is usally used in cases such as poison ivy, usally taken for 7 days 1st day you might take 6 pills 2nd dy 5 pills etc. ect. comes in a flat pack plastic container, is a form of a steroid and heals Poison Ivy very quickly.

Answer 5

It's a dosed out prescription of a steroid. You start at a certain level and over a number of days, gradually decrease the dose. Steroids are tricky. You're never supposed to stop them cold turkey.