Is Deflazacort effective? How long does it take to see the effect

Deflazacort is a third-generation glucocorticoid, a prodrug, and its active metabolite has a strong glucocorticoid effect, 40 times that of hydrocortisone and 10-20 times that of prednisolone. It mainly has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, and increased gluconeogenesis effects. Is the treatment effective? How long does it take to see results?

A clinical study including 196 DMD patients aged 5 to 15 years showed the effectiveness of Deflazacort. The trial results showed that at 12 weeks, compared with the placebo group, the muscle strength of patients in the Deflazacort treatment group improved and was maintained until 52 weeks.

A separate trial involving 29 men and lasting 104 weeks showed that Deflazacort was significantly better than placebo on measures of mean muscle strength. Additionally, patients taking deflazacort also appeared to lose the ability to walk later than those taking placebo.

It can be seen that Deflazacort has a relatively good therapeutic effect and a very high medication safety. This medicine can relieve patients' pain, improve their condition and quality of life, and has significant curative effect.

The patient's disease progression, personal constitution, and drug tolerance are different, and the onset time and therapeutic effect after receiving Deflazacort treatment will also be different. Therefore, the effective time of Deflazacort cannot be accurately given. How long it takes for the patient to see the effect after treatment with Deflazacort is mainly determined by the patient's personal constitution, disease progression, and tolerance to the drug. Clinical trials have shown that Deflazacort has significant efficacy and can prolong the survival period of patients and reduce their pain. Patients treated with deflazacort strictly follow the doctor's diagnosis and treatment recommendations, and I believe they will see good results soon.

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