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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.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Weakness in legs 4 1
Other 4 0
burning pain 2 1
Support another treatment 2 0
Optic neuritis (inflammation, optic nerve) 2 0
Double vision (diplopia) 2 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
1 50%
Mild
1 50%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Heart Palpitations
1 50%
Abdominal bloating
1 50%
Brain fog
1 50%
Insomnia
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  sodiumphosphate0.125% as needed 0.125 g daily 1 daily 3 g daily 5 mg daily 10 mg daily 12.5 mg daily 4 x sodium phosphate 5 mg/5 mL daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
9 75% Course of treatment ended: 75%
Side effects too severe
2 17% Side effects too severe: 17%
Doctor's advice
1 8% Doctor's advice: 8%
Other
1 8% Other: 8%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped taking Prednisolone

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Prednisolone

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

Stopped Taking Prednisolone

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
8
2
0
1
1
1

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
1 50%
A little
1 50%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 50%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 50%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.