Prednisone is a synthetic corticosteroid drug which is usually taken orally and can be used for a large number of different conditions. It has a mainly glucocorticoid effect. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone, which is the active drug and a steroid.

Uses

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Prednisone is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant and affects virtually all of the immune system. It can therefore be used in autoimmune diseases, inflammatory diseases (such as asthma, severe poison ivy, and Crohn's disease), various kidney diseases including nephrotic syndrome, and to prevent and treat rejection in organ transplantation.

History

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Prednisone was invented in the early 1950s when Arthur Nobile (1920 - 2004) at Schering demonstrated that the side effects of cortisone such as water retention, high blood pressure and muscle weakness could be removed by oxidisation of the drug through exposure to microbes. The drug was introduced by Schering in the mid-1960s.

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05 November 2009 - A randomised controlled trial of the use of aciclovir and-or prednisolone for the early treatment of http://url4.eu/hTNA
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@PBMom But seriously I see what you mean though..if our dr kept putting Prednisolone when he meant Prednisone I would get mad too
RadarDude (Mike) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:55:17 -0000
@PBMom But seriously I see what you mean though..if our dr kept putting Prednisolone when he meant Prednisone I would get mad too
Weapons of choice today: Vitamin C, Halls, Hot Salt Water, Prednisolone, and N64.
TRVSDKSN (Travis Dickson) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:37:42 -0000
Weapons of choice today: Vitamin C, Halls, Hot Salt Water, Prednisolone, and N64.
RT @Munchkin75 @lupuschick Prednisolone makes me fat! lol Me too but I am loving the eating part though. I say I need to feed the demon! lol
lupuschick (Gwen Pike) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:29:16 -0000
RT @Munchkin75 @lupuschick Prednisolone makes me fat! lol Me too but I am loving the eating part though. I say I need to feed the demon! lol
@lupuschick Prednisolone makes me fat! lol
Munchkin75 (Amanda Buckley) Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:27:43 -0000
@lupuschick Prednisolone makes me fat! lol

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