Kenalog Injection Description

Chronic inflammatory conditions that are interfering with your everyday life, including arthritis, ulcerative colitis, severe asthma, or severe dermatitis, may benefit from Kenalog Injections when regular anti inflammatory products do not provide relief. Your doctor can prescribe Kenalog (Kenacort) Injection therapy and can teach you how to properly and effectively administer it in the convenience of your own home.

The dosage of Kenalog Injection or generic Triamcinolone Acetate will depend on the condition you are being treated for and may need adjusting throughout your treatment period, which will also depend on the condition and its severity. The generic alternative is not manufactured by the company that makes the brand product.

How Kenalog Injection Works

Triamcinolone Acetate is a corticosteroid, a man-made drug that resembles your own cortisol hormones. When inflammation develops as an immune response to a threat or injury, certain cells in your body will release substances, including prostaglandins, that will cause inflammation at the site in question. When the Kenalog Injection is administered, it will inhibit the action of the cells so the inflammatory chemical production is reduced and you will be relieved of the pain.

Conditions Treated by Kenalog Injection

Everyone’s automatic reaction to inflammation is how fast it can be stopped. Inflammation is your body’s way of healing, whether it is an autoimmune disease such as psoriasis that causes a misguided immune response, or joint pain from arthritis as you get older. The inflammatory chemicals cause your blood vessels to leak fluid into your tissues and the area swells up. This is how the foreign threat is isolated or contained so it cannot harm other body tissues. However, your body’s reaction to the inflammation causes more inflammation. So decreasing the amount of inflammatory chemicals will not stop the healing process, it will calm it down so you can get on with your day in comfort.

Before You Give a Kenalog Injection

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant, may become pregnant, or are breast feeding to be sure the Kenalog Injection is safe. Discuss any medical issues or allergies you have with your doctor and list other OTC or Rx drugs you currently take or use, including herbal or vitamin supplements, in order to avoid a possible adverse reaction.

Kenalog Injection Precautions and Safe Use

If you are giving your own Kenalog Injection, dispose of the needles/syringes in a proper container that you can get from your pharmacy. Keep this and all other medications out of children’s reach and never share with anyone else. You should not start, stop, or change the dosage of any meds without talking to your doctor first.

Possible Side Effects of Kenalog Injection

• Headache
• Increased sweating
• Pain or redness at injection site

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