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 | 5 |
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2 | |||
| Support another treatment | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Pneumonia | 1 |
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1 |
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Side Effects
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 75% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- ukwildcat
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: severe
- 674
- VL 102
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- ukwildcat
- 60 mg daily
- since Oct 22, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- bdj
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: mild
- Physical Symptoms: moderate
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: moderate
- 934
- VL < 50
- See profile
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- bdj
- 60 mg daily
- since Jul 01, 2002
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Efficacy
Major
for Other
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Side Effects
Severe
- Advice/Tips I was told in 1984 that suicidal tendencies have been noted with this drug with people taking a high dose. See full evaluation
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Report created on November 22, 2009.