Kenalog

Kenalog -10 Injection (triamcinolone acetonide injectable suspension, USP) is a steroid veterinarians prescribe to treat allergic reactions such as inflammation, swelling, itching or other reactive conditions in dogs and cats. It can also be used to treat acute or chronic pain caused by trauma or injuries.

How it works

Triamcinolone is a corticosteroid that reduces swelling. It is used to treat many different conditions, including inflammation, and allergic and immune disorders.

Indications and Usage

The intra-articular or soft tissue administration of Kenalog-10 Injection (triamcinolone acetonideinjectable suspension, USP) is indicated as adjunctive therapy for short-term administration (to tide thepatient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in acute gouty arthritis, acute and subacute bursitis, acutenonspecific tenosynovitis, epicondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis, synovitis of osteoarthritis.

The intralesional administration of Kenalog-10 Injection is indicated for alopecia areata; discoidlupus erythematosus; keloids; localized hypertrophic, infiltrated, inflammatory lesions of granulomaannulare, lichen planus, lichen simplex chronicus (neurodermatitis), and psoriatic plaques; necrobiosislipoidica diabeticorum. Kenalog-10 Injection may also be useful in cystic tumors of an aponeurosis ortendon (ganglia).