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.
University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, United States
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Anhui Children's Hospital, Hefei, Anhui, China
Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Chongqing, China
Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, Downey, California, United States
Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, Nevada, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States
Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States
The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Insititute & Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China
Naval Medical Center - Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
USA Health Strada Patient Care Center, Mobile, Alabama, United States
Providence Alaska Medical Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China
Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China
The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University school of medicine, Hangzhou, China
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