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What is Prednisolone?

Prednisolone is a corticosteroid with anti-inflammatory properties. It is used for corneal injury, conjunctivitis; endocrine, rheumatic and hematologic disorders; collagen, dermatologic, respiratory, neoplastic and gastrointestinal diseases; acute exacerbations of MS; and to prevent organ rejection.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Ulcerative colitis 22 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
lnflammation 13 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 6 1 Efficacy_major
Weakness in legs 6 2 Efficacy_moderate
Uveitis 6 2 Efficacy_major
Other 6 1 Efficacy_major

See all 90 patients currently taking Prednisolone

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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Prednisolone. See all 34 dosages ►

  0.125 g daily 0.5 g daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily 50 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 25 Number of Patients: 25 9 Number of Patients: 9 10 Number of Patients: 10 4 Number of Patients: 4 7 Number of Patients: 7 3 Number of Patients: 3 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 42   Course of treatment ended: 64%
Doctor's advice 15   Doctor's advice: 23%
Side effects too severe 10   Side effects too severe: 15%
Other 8   Other: 12%
Did not seem to work 6   Did not seem to work: 9%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 64 patients who’ve stopped taking Prednisolone

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

Currently Taking Prednisolone

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

Stopped Taking Prednisolone

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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 Prednisolone

Always
 26 79%
Usually
 3 9%
Sometimes
 2 6%
Never
 2 6%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prednisolone

Very
 3 9%
Somewhat
 6 18%
A little
 6 18%
Not at all
 18 55%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Prednisolone

$200+
 1 6%
$100-199
 1 6%
$50-99
 1 6%
$25-49
 1 6%
< $25
 14 78%

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Report created on May 25, 2012.