Drug Safety Alerts
Patients with Cow’s Milk Allergy Should Not Use Methylprednisolone Injectable Medicine that Contain Lactose (Solu-Medrol 40mg)
AUDIENCE: Healthcare Professionals, Consumers
Methylprednisolone has a wide variety of indications including allergic states, dermatological disease, and gastrointestinal diseases. Solu-Medrol 40mg may contain little amount of milk proteins. Do not use injectable methylprednisolone medicines that contain lactose. According to Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency-UK serious allergic reactions have been reported in patients allergic to cows’ milk proteins. Most children outgrow their allergy in early childhood and only a small proportion of patients remain allergic in adulthood. If a patient’s symptoms worsen or any new allergic symptoms occur, stop administration of the product and treat the patient’s condition accordingly.
NOTE: Healthcare professionals and consumers are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the Provincial Drug Control Unit (PDCU), Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department, Government of the Punjab.
REFERENCE: MHRA-UK https://goo.gl/a9MDTR
Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department,
Govt. of the Punjab