Medical use:

Triamcinolone acetonide should not be used by those with tuberculosis or untreated fungal, bacterial, systemic viral or herpes simplex infections without consulting a doctor first. Few serious adverse effects were noted in clinical trials, with pharyngitis, rhinitis, headache and epistaxis being the more common ones.Overdosage is improbable, and the effects of such an overdose appear to be confined to gastrointestinal upset. Individuals with geographic tongue (benign migratory glossitis) can apply it at bedtime to the affected area which heals overnight.It has been used in various eye diseases and has been found useful in reducing macular Edema. Drug trials have found it to be as efficient as anti-VEGF drugs in eyes with artificial lens over a 2-year period. Complications of its use in eye are - cataract and glaucoma.When applied as a topical ointment @ USP,0.1% it is used for blistering from poison ivy, oak, and sumac. Applied to skin avoiding eyes, mouth, and genital area. Provides immediate relief and is used before going to oral prednisone.Intramuscular injection of triamcinolone acetonide may be indicated for the control of severe or incapacitating allergic states for which conventional treatments have failed, such as asthma, atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis, serum sickness, and transfusion and drug hypersensitivity reactions.

Veterinary:

Triamcinolone acetonide is also used in veterinary medicine as an ingredient in topical ointments, also in topical sprays for control of pruritus in dogs.A series of injections with triamcinolone acetonide or another corticosteroid may reduce keloid size and irritation. It is also used as a pre-inductor and/or inductor of birth in cows.