I will give Lars the credit for this list, hope I'm giving credit to where the credit is due.:
Drug not to be used in study: Exclusionary Medications
Opexa Therapeutics TERMS Study: Protocol 2005-00
Exclusionary Medications
Corticosteriods
* Cortisone
* Hydrocortisone (Cortef)
* Prednisone (Deltasone, Meticorten, Orasone)
* Predisolone Delta-Cortef, Pediapred, Prelone)
* Triamcinolone (Aristocort, Kenacort)
* Methylprednisolone (Medrol)
* Methylprednisolone acetate (Depo-Medrol)
* Dexamethasone (Decadron, Dexone, Hexadrol)
* Betamethasone (Celestone)
* Beclomethasone (Beclovent, Beconase, Vanceril, Vancenase)
* Beclomethasone diapropionate
* Budesonide (Pulmicort, Rhinocort)
* Mometasone furoate monohydrate (Nasonex)
* Triamcinolone acetonide (Azmacort, Nasacort)
* Flunisolide (AeroBid Nasalide, Nasarel)
* Fluticasone propionate (Flovent, Flonase)
* Fluticasone propionate and salmeterol xinafoate (Advair Diskus)
* Alclometasone (Aclovate)
* Amcinonide (Cyclocort)
* Augmented betamethasone (Diprolene)
* Betamethasone (Unicort, Diprosone, Maxivate, Teladar, Valisone)
* Betamethasone and clotrimazole topical (Lotrisone)
* Clobetasol (Cormax, Embeline E, Temovate)
* Clocortolone (Cloderm)
* Desonide (DesOwen, Tridesilon)
* Desoximetasone (Topicort)
* Dexamethasone (Decadron, Decaspray)
* Dexamethasone and tobramycin (Tobradex)
* Diflorasone (Florone, Maxiflor, Psorcon)
* Flucinolone (Synalar, Fluonid)
* Fluocinonide (Lidex, Fluonex)
* Flumethasone (available in Canada)
* Flurandrenolide (Cordran)
* Fluticasone (Cutivate)
* Halcinonide (Halog)
* Halobetasol (Ultravate)
* Hydrocortisone (Anusol-HC, Hyotone, Cort-Dome, Cortenema, Cortifoam, Cortaind, Lanacort, Locoid, Westcort)
* Hydrocortisone acetate
* Methylprednisolone (Medrol, Solu-Medrol)
* Mometasone (Elocon)
* Prednicarbate (Dermatop)
* Triamcinolone acetonide (Aristocort, Kenalog, Flutex)
HERBALS:
*Ginseng
References: Lexi-Comp's Drug information handbook for nursing, 6th edition and World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Drug Statistics Methodology (available on line at
www.whocc.no/atcddd)
(Please note that this list is not all-inclusive. If you have questions, please contact Opexa or Pharmanet)
Diagnosed with MS in Feb. 14 2000! Was a Tovaxin guinea pig.