A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from cortisone. It is biologically inert and converted to prednisolone in the liver.
Prednisone was granted FDA approval on 21 February 1955.
Prednisone is indicated as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive drug for allergic, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, hematologic, ophthalmologic, nervous system, renal, respiratory, rheumatologic, infectious, endocrine, or neoplastic conditions as well as in organ transplant.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Office of Betty Diamond, M.D., Bronx, New York, United States
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, New York, United States
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California, United States
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, United States
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, United States
University of Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
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