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What is Prednisone?

Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug that decreases inflammation and suppresses the immune system. It is used for many purposes including relapses in MS; for rheumatic disorders; neoplasms; collagen diseases. Prednisone is activated by the liver into prednisolone.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 319 47 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 279 42 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 221 71 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Transplant rejection prevention 193 53 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Asthma 141 18 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 111 33 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 1478 patients currently taking Prednisone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 146
Moderate
 186
Mild
 141
None
 102

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Prednisone

Weight gain 169
Increased appetite 67
Makes me very edgy 48
Facial swelling 42
Dry mouth (xerostomia) 42
Insomnia 38
See all 333 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Prednisone. See all 143 dosages ►

  2.5 mg daily 5 mg/5 mL daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily
  55 Number of Patients: 55 176 Number of Patients: 176 310 Number of Patients: 310 45 Number of Patients: 45 218 Number of Patients: 218 37 Number of Patients: 37 131 Number of Patients: 131 47 Number of Patients: 47 44 Number of Patients: 44 63 Number of Patients: 63  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 709   Course of treatment ended: 65%
Doctor's advice 216   Doctor's advice: 20%
Side effects too severe 157   Side effects too severe: 14%
Other 73   Other: 7%
Did not seem to work 60   Did not seem to work: 6%
Not indicated 32   Not indicated: 3%
Personal research 22   Personal research: 2%
Change in health plan coverage 7   Change in health plan coverage: 1%
Expense 2   Expense: 0%

See all 1036 patients who’ve stopped taking Prednisone

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prednisone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Stopped Taking Prednisone

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Prednisone

Always
 500 87%
Usually
 45 8%
Sometimes
 15 3%
Never
 15 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prednisone

Very
 54 9%
Somewhat
 68 12%
A little
 103 18%
Not at all
 350 61%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prednisone

$200+
 3 1%
$100-199
 3 1%
$50-99
 9 3%
$25-49
 16 4%
< $25
 326 91%

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Report created on May 23, 2012.