Over the 5 years following a single steroid injection, prescriptions for opioid-nonopioid combination products (e.g., oxycodone-acetaminophen, sold as Percocet) and acetaminophen alone were reduced by ...

"This is especially true when they are performed on people who have pain only in their lower back or another type of pain that will not likely be helped by an epidural steroid injection.

Your doctor may also use a local anesthetic when giving you a steroid injection. The dose of methylprednisolone is usually 40 or 80 mg per milliliter. The dose may vary depending on the size of ...