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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 14 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_cant_tell
lnflammation 10 5 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Other 6 1 Efficacy_major
Weakness in legs 6 2 Efficacy_moderate
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 5 1 Efficacy_major
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 4 3 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell

See all 77 patients currently taking Prednisolone

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 8
Mild
 7
None
 8

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

Weight gain 4
Insomnia 4
Heart palpitations 2
Fluid retention weight gain 2
Brain fog 1
Dry eyes 1
See all 37 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Prednisolone. See all 33 dosages ►

  0.125 g daily 0.5 g daily 1 g daily 1 mg daily 5 mg daily 7.5 mg daily 10 mg daily 20 mg daily 25 mg daily 30 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 20 Number of Patients: 20 8 Number of Patients: 8 10 Number of Patients: 10 5 Number of Patients: 5 2 Number of Patients: 2 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Prednisolone (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 40   Course of treatment ended: 68%
Doctor's advice 11   Doctor's advice: 19%
Side effects too severe 8   Side effects too severe: 14%
Other 8   Other: 14%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 7%
Personal research 2   Personal research: 3%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 2%

See all 58 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
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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
 25 86%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 2 7%
Never
 2 7%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Prednisolone

Very
 3 10%
Somewhat
 5 17%
A little
 5 17%
Not at all
 16 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
 12 75%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.