Kenalog Injection 40mg in 1ml (1x 1ml vial)

Kenalog is a prescription-only medicine that contains the active ingredient Triamcinolone Acetonide.

Administered via intra-articular/intramuscular injection, Kenalog is used to treat various allergic disorders including: asthma and (off-label) hayfever, blood disorders, hormone problems, rheumatic fever, and problems associated with the digestive system. Kenalog is also used for the treatment of joint pain, swelling and stiffness in inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis.

This item requires a prescription from a registered UK prescriber before it can be dispatched.

Mode of Action: Triamcinolone acetonide is a synthetic glucocorticoid with marked anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic actions.

Contraindications of Kenalog:

• Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients.
• Systemic infections unless specific anti-infective therapy is employed.
• Administration by intravenous, intrathecal, epidural, or intraocular injection

Warning: Cases of serious anaphylactic reactions and anaphylactic shock, including death, have been reported in individuals receiving triamcinolone acetonide injection, regardless of the route of administration.

EMC: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/product/6748

Patient Information Leaflet: https://www.medicines.org.uk/emc/files/pil.6748.pdf