Definition of "methylprednisolone" []

• A glucocorticoid used therapeutically primarily as an anti-inflammatory agent. (noun)

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• "The Dansili colt ran out an impressive winner of the Group Two contest but a urine sample was later found to contain methylprednisolone, which is a prohibited substance."
• "Growth in MS prescriptions will slow, he argues, after some doctors and patients try the $50,000 treatment after failing with the standard treatment of methylprednisolone, which costs less than $1,000."
• "Two studies plaintiffs from methylprednisolone and marijuana paid multiple 300 mg allopurinol result."