Triamcinolone Acetonide Mouth prep

Mouth ulceration

Mouth/Throat Mouth ulceration Adult: A small amount (about 0.6 cm) of the 0.1% paste is pressed onto the lesion without rubbing until a thin film develops. Apply 2 or 3 times daily, preferably after meals. Re-evaluate if recovery does not occur after 7 days of treatment.

Untreated systemic fungal, bacterial, viral or parasitic infection, hypersensitivity.

Diabetes; hypertension, renal and liver impairment; glaucoma; psychosis; delayed tissue healing; cirrhosis; heart failure; recent MI; hypothyroidism; osteoporosis; peptic ulceration; thromboembolic disorders. Monitor height in children on prolonged therapy. Avoid rapid drug withdrawal. Elderly, children, pregnancy, lactation.

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Lowering of plasma salicylates levels. Increased risk of GI bleeding and ulceration with NSAIDs. Antagonised blood glucose-lowering effects of the antidiabetics. Increased risk of hyperkalaemia with amphotericin B, beta agonists, beta-blockers, potassium-depleting diuretics, theophylline. Increased clearance of the triamcinolone with ciclosporin, carbamazepine, phenytoin, barbiturate, rifampicin. Infections may develop if given with live vaccines.

Local burning, itching, irritation, GI upsets; increased fragility of mucosa of the mouth.

Triamcinolone has mainly glucocorticoid activity. It suppresses the migration of polymorphonuclear leukocytes and reduces capillary permeability thereby decreasing inflammation.