Prednisolone

Drug Status in USA : Approved
Drug Status in Canada : Approved

pronunciation

pronounced as (pred nis' oh lone)

Why is this medication prescribed?

Prednisolone is used alone or with other medications to treat the symptoms of low corticosteroid levels (lack of certain substances that are usually produced by the body and are needed for normal body functioning). Prednisolone is also used to treat certain conditions that affect the blood, skin, eyes, central nervous system, kidneys, lungs, stomach, and intestines. It is also used to treat allergic reactions; and certain types of arthritis; multiple sclerosis (a disease in which the nerves do not function properly); and to help prevent transplant rejection (attack of the transplanted organ by the body) in certain adults who have received a transplant. Prednisolone is also sometimes used to treat symptoms from certain types of cancer. Prednisolone is in a class of medications called corticosteroids. It works by reducing swelling and redness and by changing the way the immune system works.


How should this medicine be used?

Prednisolone comes as a tablet, an orally disintegrating tablet (tablet that dissolves quickly in the mouth), a solution (liquid), and as a suspension (liquid) to take by mouth with food. Your doctor will probably tell you to take your dose(s) of prednisolone at certain time(s) of day every day. Your personal dosing schedule will depend on your condition and on how you respond to treatment. Follow the directions on your prescription label carefully, and ask your doctor or pharmacist to explain any part you do not understand. Take prednisolone exactly as directed. Do not take more or less of it or take it more often or for a longer period of time than prescribed by your doctor.

To take the orally disintegrating tablet, use dry hands to peel back the foil packaging. Immediately take out the tablet and place it on your tongue. The tablet will quickly dissolve and can be swallowed with or without water. Do not chew, split, or break the tablet.

Your doctor may change your dose of prednisolone during your treatment to be sure that you are always taking the lowest dose that works for you. Your doctor may also need to change your dose if you experience unusual stress on your body such as surgery, illness, infection, or a severe asthma attack. Tell your doctor if your symptoms improve or get worse or if you get sick or have any changes in your health during your treatment.

If you are taking prednisolone to treat an ongoing condition, this medication may help control your condition but will not cure it. Continue to take prednisolone even if you feel well. Do not stop taking prednisolone without talking to your doctor. If you suddenly stop taking prednisolone, your body may not have enough naturally produced steroids to function normally. This may cause symptoms such as extreme tiredness, weakness, slowed movements, upset stomach, weight loss, changes in skin color, sores in the mouth, and craving for salt. Call your doctor if you experience these or other unusual symptoms while you are taking decreasing doses of prednisolone or after you stop taking the medication.


What are the precautions to be followed?

Before taking prednisolone,
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to prednisolone, other corticosteroids such as prednisone (Rayos), any other medications, or any of the ingredients in prednisolone products. Ask your pharmacist for a list of the ingredients.
  • tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications, vitamins, and nutritional supplements you are taking or plan to take. Be sure to mention any of the following: aminoglutethimide (Cytadren; no longer available in the US); amphotericin (Abelcet, Ambisome, Amphotec); anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven); aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) and naproxen (Aleve, Naproxen) and selective COX-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib (Celebrex); carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Epitol, Tegretol,others); cholestyramine (Prevalite); cyclosporine (Neoral, Gengraf, Sandimmune); digoxin (Lanoxin); diuretics ('water pills'); erthryomycin (E.E.S. Erythrocin); estrogens including hormonal contraceptives (birth control pills, patches, rings, implants, and injections); isoniazid (Laniazid, in Rifamate, in Rifater); ketoconazole (Nizoral); medications for diabetes including insulin; phenobarbital; phenytoin (Dilantin, Phenytek); and rifampin (Rifadin, Rimactane, in Rifater, in Rifamate). Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
  • tell your doctor if you have a fungal infection (other than on your skin or nails). Your doctor will probably tell you not to take prednisolone.
  • tell your doctor if you have an eye infection or have ever had eye infections that come and go. Also tell your doctor if you have or have ever had cataracts; glaucoma (a condition in which increased pressure in the eye can lead to gradual loss of vision); threadworms (a type of worm that can live inside the body); Cushing's syndrome (condition where the body produces too much of the hormone cortisol); diabetes; high blood pressure; heart failure; malaria (a serious infection that is spread by mosquitoes in certain parts of the world and can cause death); emotional problems, depression, or other types of mental illness; osteoporosis (condition in which the bones become weak and fragile and can break easily); tuberculosis (TB); ulcers; or liver, kidney, intestinal, heart, or thyroid disease.
  • tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding. If you become pregnant while taking prednisolone, call your doctor.
  • do not have any vaccinations (shots to prevent diseases) without talking to your doctor.
  • you should know that prednisolone may decrease your ability to fight infection and may prevent you from developing symptoms if you get an infection. Stay away from people who are sick and wash your hands often while you are taking this medication. Be sure to avoid people who have chicken pox or measles. Call your doctor immediately if you think you may have been around someone who had chicken pox or measles.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Prednisolone may cause side effects. Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away:
headachenauseaextreme changes in mood, including unusual happinesschanges in personalitydifficulty falling asleep or staying asleepthin, fragile skinslowed healing of cuts and bruisesacnethinning hairincreased appetitechanges in the way fat is spread around the bodyincreased sweatingirregular or absent menstrual periodsSome side effects can be serious. If you experience any of these symptoms, call your doctor immediately or get emergency medical treatment:
sore throat, fever, chills, cough, or other signs of infectionseizuresmuscle weaknessvision problemsdepressionloss of contact with realitysudden weight gainstomach swellingswelling of the eyes, face, lips, tongue, throat, arms, hands, feet, ankles, or lower legsdifficulty breathing or swallowingrashhivesitching

Prednisolone may slow growth and development in children. Your child's doctor will watch his or her growth carefully. Talk to your child's doctor about the risks of giving prednisolone to your child.

Prednisolone may increase the risk that you will develop osteoporosis. Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking prednisolone and about things that you can do to decrease the chance that you will develop osteoporosis.

Some patients who took prednisolone or similar medications developed a type of cancer called Kaposi's sarcoma. Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking prednisolone.

Prednisolone may cause other side effects. Call your doctor if you have any unusual problems while taking this medication.


How to store the medication and dispose it of after its use later?

Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from light, excess heat and moisture (not in the bathroom).

Unneeded medications should be disposed of in special ways to ensure that pets, children, and other people cannot consume them. However, you should not flush this medication down the toilet. Instead, the best way to dispose of your medication is through a medicine take-back program.


Drug Category/Class

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Systemic Hormonal Preparations, Excl. Sex Hormones and Insulins
  • Stomatological Preparations
  • Nasal Preparations
  • Intestinal Antiinflammatory Agents
  • Antidiarrheals, Intestinal Anti-Inflammatory
  • antiinfective Agents
  • Otologicals
  • Corticosteroids Acting Locally
  • Corticosteroids for Systemic Use, Plain
  • Corticosteroids for Systemic Use
  • Ophthalmological and
Prescribed For the treatment of primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, thyroiditis. Also used to treat pso...
Weight :360.444
Structure Prednisolone
Generic Drug Prednisolone prescribed For the treatment of primary or secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, thyroiditis. Also used to treat pso...
Formula

C21H28O5

Prednisolone has 228 Brands listed


A Pred (20 mg)A Pred (5 mg)
Acticort (10 mg)Acticort (20 mg)
Acticort (5 mg)Acto Pred (1000 mg)
Acto Pred (4 mg)Acto Pred (500 mg)
Adnicor (5 mg)Adred (10 mg)
Adred (20 mg)Adred (5 mg)
Anesolin (20 mg)Anesolin (30 mg)
Anesolin (40 mg)Besone (60 ml)
Besone Forte (60 ml)Biocortil (10 mg)
Biocortil (20 mg)Biocortil (5 mg)
Bisolon (10 mg)Bisolon (5 mg)
Cortilone (10 mg)Cortilone (5 mg)
Delsone (10 mg)Delsone (20 mg)
Delsone (30 mg)Delsone (40 mg)
Delsone (5 mg)Deltacortril (5 mg)
Deltacortril Forte (10 mg)Depo Medrol (40 mg) (Max Cure)
Deposet (40 mg)Deposet (80 mg)
Dispred (Eye)Dispred DT (16 mg)
Dispred DT (4 mg)Elcort (10 mg)
Elpred (10 mg)Elpred (20 mg)
Elpred (30 mg)Elpred (40 mg)
Elpred (5 mg)Elpred (60 ml)
Elpred Forte (60 ml)Emlone (10 mg)
Emlone (5 mg)Emsolone (10 mg)
Emsolone (20 mg)Emsolone (40 mg)
Emsolone (5 mg)Emsolone DT (2.5 mg)
Force (10 mg)Force (20 mg)
GB Pred AC (Eye) (5 ml)HG Cortin (5 mg)
Hostacortin H (5 mg)Immupress (10 mg)
Immupress (20 mg)Immupress (40 mg)
Immupress (5 mg)Islon (10 mg)
Kidpred (60 ml)Kidpred Forte (60 ml)
Lancepred (10 mg)Lancepred (20 mg)
Lancepred (40 mg)Lancepred (5 mg)
Melpred (125 mg)Melpred (16 mg)
Melpred (4 mg)Melpred (40 mg)
Melpred (500 mg)Mepsonate (1000 mg)
Mepsonate (500 mg)Mesolone (10 mg)
Mesolone (5 mg)Monocortil (10 mg)
Monocortil (20 mg)Monocortil (40 mg)
Monocortil (5 mg)MPA (40 mg)
MPA (80 mg)Mpss+Bacteriostatic Water (1000 mg)
Mpss+Bacteriostatic Water (500 mg)Neo Drol (1000 mg) (VHB Life Sciences)
Neo Drol (125 mg) (VHB Life Sciences)Neodrol AS (40 mg)
Neodrol AS (80 mg)Nephcorte (10 mg)
Nephcorte (20 mg)Nephcorte (5 mg)
Nephcorte (60 ml)Niso (10 mg)
Niso (20 mg)Niso (5 mg)
Novacortil (10 mg)Novacortil (5 mg)
Novapred (10 mg)Novapred (20 mg)
Novapred (5 mg)Nucort (5 mg)
Nucort Forte (10 mg)Nucort P (30 ml)
Omnacortil (10 mg)Omnacortil (20 mg)
Omnacortil (40 mg)Omnacortil (5 mg)
Omnacortil (60 ml)Omnacortil (Eye) (10 ml)
Omnacortil F (60 ml)Orapred (5 mg)
Orapred Forte (10 mg)Orapred Plus (20 mg)
Ortilone (5 mg)P Cort (Eye) (5 ml)
Pardi (Eye)Pcort (10 mg)
Pcort (20 mg)Pcort (40 mg)
Pcort (5 mg)PDN (Eye) (10 ml)
PDN (Eye) (5 ml)Pednisol (10 mg)
Pednisol (20 mg)Pednisol (40 mg)
Pednisol (5 mg)Pensone (10 mg)
Pensone (20 mg)Pensone (40 mg)
Pensone (5 mg)Perica (20 mg)
Pracort (5 mg)Prado (10 mg)
Prado (5 mg)Praydi (10 mg)
Praydi (20 mg)Praydi (5 mg)
Pred (10 mg)Pred (5 mg)
Predace (16 mg)Predace (4 mg)
Predace (8 mg)Predace (Eye) (5 ml)
Predace LD (Eye) (5 ml)Predar (Eye) (5 ml)
Predcip (10 mg)Predcip (5 mg)
Preden (10 mg)Preden (20 mg)
Preden (40 mg)Preden (5 mg)
Preden (5 mg) (Eden Healthcare)Preden Forte (10 mg)
Predicort (10 mg)Predicort (20 mg)
Predicort (40 mg)Predicort (5 mg)
Predinga (5 mg)Predlone (20 mg)
Predlone (5 mg)Predmet (Eye) (10 ml)
Predmet (Eye) (5 ml)Predni (Eye) (5 ml)
Prednicort (5 mg)Prednij (5 mg)
Prednij Forte (10 mg)Prednisolone (10 mg)
Prednisolone (5 mg)Prednisolone (5 mg) (Acichem)
Prednisolone (5 mg) (Allied)Prednisolone (5 mg) (Synmedic Labs)
Prednisolone Acetate (Eye) (10 ml)Prednisolone Acetate (Eye) (5 ml)
Prednitop (5 mg)Predone (10 mg)
Predone (20 mg)Predone (30 ml)
Predone (40 mg)Predone (5 mg)
Predone (60 ml)Predone (Eye) (5 ml)
Predone Forte (60 ml)Predsol (Eye) (5 ml)
Predyl (Eye) (5 ml)Pree (10 mg)
Pree (60 ml)Pree M (16 mg)
Preslone (10 mg)Preslone (5 mg)
Presolon (Eye) (5 ml)Prid (10 mg)
Prid (20 mg)Prid (40 mg)
Prid (5 mg)Prslone (10 mg)
Prslone (5 mg)PS (10 mg)
Raycort (5 mg)Renisol (Eye) (5 ml)
Renisone (Eye) (5 ml)Rivsole (10 mg)
Rivsole (5 mg)Romapred (10 mg)
Romapred (5 mg)Safecort (10 mg)
Safecort (20 mg)Safecort (40 mg)
Safecort (5 mg)Sol (10 mg)
Sol (20 mg)Sole (10 mg)
Solon (5 mg)Solone (10 mg)
Solone (20 mg)Sterodin P (5 mg)
Sterodin PF (10 mg)Succimedrol (40 mg)
Thiopred (5 mg)Vepred (Eye) (5 ml)
Wysolone (10 mg)Wysolone (20 mg)
Wysolone (30 mg)Wysolone (40 mg)
Wysolone (5 mg)Wysonit (10 mg)
Wysonit (5 mg)Zencort (5 mg)

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