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SPECIFICATION
Requires Prescription (YES/NO)
Yes
Generics
Prednisolone
Used For
Pain & Inflammation
How it works
Prednisolone belongs to a group of medicines called steroids. Their full name is corticosteroids. These corticosteroids occur naturally in the body, and help to maintain health and well-being. Boosting your body with extra corticosteroid (such as prednisolone) is an effective way to treat various illnesses involving inflammation in the body. Prednisolone reduces this inflammation, which could otherwise go on making your condition worse.
USAGE AND SAFETY
Dosage
Prednisolone
Side Effects
• Tiredness • increased number of white blood cells • blood clotting • nausea and vomiting • heart problems which can cause shortness of breath • convulsions • dizziness • vertigo • headache • raised pressure in the brain (which can cause headaches, nausea and vomiting) • sleeplessness • vision problems • worsening of schizophrenia • worsening of epilepsy • risk of stroke is increased in Horton disease • increased pressure in the eyeball (glaucoma) • whitening or clouding of the lens (cataracts) • pressure on the nerve to the eye, thinning of the tissues of the eye (sclera and cornea) • bulging eyes.
Drug Interactions
Ritonavir , ketoconazole , amphotericin , erythromycin , rifamycin , carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin and primidone , oestrogens , bendroflumethiazide , warfarin , salbutamol, formoterol, bambuterol, fenoteral, ritodrine, salmeterol and terbutaline , magnesium trisilicate or aluminium hydroxide, ciclosporin , aspirin, ibuprofen and indometacin , mifepristone , methotrexate , somatropin , acetazolamide ,theophylline , isoniazid.
Indication
Prednisolone is used in a wide range of inflammatory and auto-immune conditions including: • Allergies, including severe allergic reactions • inflammation affecting the: Lungs, including asthma blood vessels and heart - Bowel or kidneys -Muscles and joints, including rheumatoid arthritis - Eye or nervous system • skin conditions • some infections.
When not to Use
Do not take Prednisolone if you: • Are allergic to prednisolone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine • Are suffering from a serious infection which is not being treated • Are suffering from a herpes infection of the eye.
PRECAUTIONS
Precaution
The use of steroids can slow down normal growth of children and adolescents. Your doctor may need to stop treatment or adjust the dose for your child accordingly.
WARNINGS
Warning 1
Before you take prednisolone tell your doctor if you suffer from or have ever been treated for tuberculosis (TB).
Warning 2
Before you take prednisolone tell your doctor if you have taken prednisolone (or other steroids) before and had muscular problems (steroid myopathy).
Warning 3
Before you take prednisolone tell your doctor if you have osteoporosis (thinning of the bone), particularly if you are past the menopause.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Pregnancy category
Always consult your physician before using any medicine.
Storage (YES/NO)
Store this medicine at room temperature, away from direct light and heat.