Prednisone Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Pronizon
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.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 4 |
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2 | |||
| General health | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Don't know | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Pain,ligament | 1 |
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1 | ||||
| Improve breathing | 1 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 |
See all 11 patients currently taking Prednisone
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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2 | 50% |
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Doctor's advice
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2 | 50% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 50% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- dipid01
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: mild
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
- Type: Lower Motor Neuron
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- dipid01
- since Jan 01, 2005
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
Severe
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- strapples
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: severe
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: severe
- Legs: severe
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- strapples
- 1 other daily
- since May 20, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Respiratory infections
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips stay on top of it. the 5-4-3-2-1 thing can be confusing but DONT mess it up! See full evaluation
See all 4 patient evaluations
Report created on November 21, 2009.