prednisone
Sign in to savePrednisone is a glucocorticoid medication mostly used to suppress the immune system and decrease inflammation in conditions such as asthma, COPD, and rheumatologic diseases. It is also used to treat high blood calcium due to cancer and adrenal insufficiency along with other corticosteroids. It is taken by mouth.
Key facts
- Drug.class
- Glucocorticoid
- Drug.ATC_prefix
- A07
- Drug.ATC_suffix
- EA03
- Drug.legal_AU
- S4
- Drug.legal_CA
- Rx-only
- Drug.legal_US
- Rx-only
- Drug.bioavailability
- 70%
- Drug.metabolism
- prednisolone (liver)
- Drug.elimination_half life
- 3 to 4 hours in adults. 1 to 2 hours in children
- Drug.excretion
- Kidney
- Drug.CAS_number
- 53-03-2
- Drug.PubChem
- 5865
- Drug.IUPHAR_ligand
- 7096
- Drug.DrugBank
- DB00635
- Drug.ChemSpiderID
- 5656
- Drug.UNII
- VB0R961HZT
- Drug.KEGG
- C07370
- Drug.ChEBI
- 8382
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Prednisone is a glucocorticoid medication mostly used to suppress the immune system and decrease inflammation in conditions such as asthma, COPD, and rheumatologic diseases. It is also used to treat high blood calcium due to cancer and adrenal insufficiency along with other corticosteroids. It is taken by mouth.
Common side effects may include cataracts, bone loss, easy bruising, muscle weakness, and thrush. Other side effects include weight gain, swelling, high blood sugar, increased risk of infection, and psychosis. It is generally considered safe in pregnancy and low doses appear to be safe while the user is breastfeeding. After prolonged use, prednisone must be stopped gradually.