Prednisone

Generic Name
Prednisone
Brand Names
Deltasone, Rayos, Winpred
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C21H26O5
CAS Number
53-03-2
Unique Ingredient Identifier
VB0R961HZT
Background

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.

Indication

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.

Associated Conditions
Acne Vulgaris, Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Acute Gouty Arthritis, Acute Leukemia, Aggressive Lymphoma, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis (AC), Allergic Rhinitis (AR), Allergic corneal marginal ulcers, Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic, Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Aspiration Pneumonitis, Asthma, Atopic Dermatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Bell's Palsy, Berylliosis, Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, Chorioretinitis, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia, Contact Dermatitis, Disseminated tuberculosis, Drug hypersensitivity reaction, Edema of the cerebrum, Epicondylitis, Erythroblastopenia, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Hypercalcemia of Malignancy, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), Iridocyclitis, Iritis, Keratitis, Leukemias, Loeffler's syndrome, Lymphoma, Meningitis caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC), Mycosis Fungoides (MF), Ocular Inflammation, Ophthalmia, Sympathetic, Optic Neuritis, Pain caused by Herpes zoster, Pemphigus, Pericarditis, Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia, Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), Polymyositis, Posterior Uveitis, Primary adrenocortical insufficiency, Psoriatic Arthritis, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Regional Enteritis, Relapsing Polychondritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile, Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, Secondary thrombocytopenia, Serum Sickness, Severe Seborrheic Dermatitis, Sjogren's Syndrome (SS), Solid Organ Transplant Rejection, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Takayasu Arteritis, Thyroid Eye Disease, Thyroiditis, Thyrotoxicosis, Trichinosis, Ulcerative Colitis, Uveitis, Vasculitis, Acquired immune hemolytic anemia, Acute Bursitis, Acute Crohn's Disease (CD), Acute Multiple sclerosis exacerbation, Acute rheumatic carditis, Anterior eye segment inflammation, Exfoliative erythroderma, Fulminating Tuberculosis, Idiopathic Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia, Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonias, Non-suppurative Thyroiditis, Severe Psoriasis, Subacute Bursitis, Symptomatic Sarcoidosis, Synovitis of osteoarthritis, Systemic Dermatomyositis, Varicella-zoster virus acute retinal necrosis
Associated Therapies
Palliative Treatment

Anti-inflammatory Therapy for Recurrent In-stent Restenosis

First Posted Date
2023-10-19
Last Posted Date
2023-10-19
Lead Sponsor
Fu Wai Hospital, Beijing, China
Target Recruit Count
252
Registration Number
NCT06090890
Locations
🇨🇳

Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, Beijing, China

🇨🇳

Beijing Friendship Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China

🇨🇳

Beijing Luhe Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China

and more 1 locations

Oral Prednisone in Treating LCH of Bone in Childhood and Adolescence

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Interventions
First Posted Date
2023-10-12
Last Posted Date
2024-02-01
Lead Sponsor
Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Target Recruit Count
118
Registration Number
NCT06078969
Locations
🇨🇳

Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China

An Open-Label Study Comparing Glofitamab and Polatuzumab Vedotin + Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone Versus Pola-R-CHP in Previously Untreated Patients With Large B-Cell Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2023-09-21
Last Posted Date
2024-11-25
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Target Recruit Count
1130
Registration Number
NCT06047080
Locations
🇩🇪

Universitätsklinikum Ulm; Medizinische Uni-Klinik III Abt. Innere Medizin III Hämatologie u. Onkolo., Ulm, Germany

🇺🇸

Kaiser Permanente Medical Ctr, Vallejo, California, United States

🇺🇸

St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

and more 236 locations

Phase 2 Trial of Epcoritamab in Combination With Rituximab-mini CVP for Older Unfit/Frail Patients or Anthracycline-Ineligible Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2023-09-21
Last Posted Date
2024-08-26
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Target Recruit Count
40
Registration Number
NCT06045247
Locations
🇺🇸

M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States

Early Adalimumab Induction for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Associated Inflammatory Arthritis

First Posted Date
2023-09-14
Last Posted Date
2024-10-11
Lead Sponsor
Tom Appleton
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT06037811
Locations
🇨🇦

St. Joseph's Health Care, London, Ontario, Canada

The Role of Budesonide Intrapolyp Injection in the Management of Type 2 Chronic Rhinosinusitis

First Posted Date
2023-07-05
Last Posted Date
2023-07-05
Lead Sponsor
Kafrelsheikh University
Target Recruit Count
120
Registration Number
NCT05931744
Locations
🇪🇬

Kafrelsheikh University hospital, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt

BElumosudil for Bronchiolitis Obliterans Prevention/Therapy (BEBOP)

First Posted Date
2023-06-28
Last Posted Date
2024-08-16
Lead Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Target Recruit Count
45
Registration Number
NCT05922761
Locations
🇺🇸

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

🇺🇸

Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

🇺🇸

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

and more 2 locations
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