Prednisolone

Generic Name: Prednisolone

Brand Names: Millipred Dp 6 Day

Drug Type: Small Molecule

Chemical Formula: C_₂₁H_₂₈O_₅

CAS Number: 50-24-8

Unique Ingredient Identifier: 9PHQ9Y1OLM

Background: Prednisolone is a glucocorticoid similar to cortisol used for its anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, anti-neoplastic, and vasoconstrictive effects.

Prednisolone was granted FDA approval on 21 June 1955.

Indication: Prednisolone is indicated to treat endocrine, rheumatic, and hematologic disorders; collagen, dermatologic, ophthalmic, respiratory, and gastrointestinal diseases; allergic and edematous states; and other conditions like tuberculous meningitis.

Associated Conditions: Acute Gouty Arthritis, Acute Leukemia, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis (AC), Allergic Contact Dermatitis, Allergic Skin Reaction, Allergic corneal marginal ulcers, Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic, Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Aspiration Pneumonia, Aspiration Pneumonitis, Atopic Dermatitis, Bell's Palsy, Berylliosis, Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, Burns, Chorioretinitis, Choroiditis, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia, Conjunctivitis, Contact Dermatitis, Corneal injuries, Corneal ulceration, Crohn's Disease (CD), Cyclitis, Dermatomyositis (DM), Dermatosis of the Ear Canal, Drug hypersensitivity reaction, Edema of the cerebrum, Epicondylitis, Erythroblastopenia, Exacerbation of COPD, Exacerbation of asthma, Eye inflammation caused by Cataract Surgery, Eye inflammation caused by Infection, Fissure;Anal, Herpes Zoster Keratitis, Hot Water Burns (Scalds), Hypercalcemia of Malignancy, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), Inflamed External Hemorrhoid, Inflamed Hemorrhoids, Internal, Inflammatory Reaction caused by susceptible Bacterial Infections, Iridocyclitis, Iritis, Itching caused by susceptible Bacterial Infections, Keratitis, Loeffler's syndrome, Lymphoma, Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC), Multiple sclerosis exacerbation, Mycosis Fungoides (MF), Ocular Inflammation, Ophthalmia, Sympathetic, Optic Neuritis, Otic Eczema, Pemphigus, Perennial Allergic Rhinitis (PAR), Pericarditis, Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia, Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), Posterior Uveitis, Posttraumatic Osteoarthritis, Proctitis, Proteinuria, Pruritus, Pruritus Ani, Psoriatic Arthritis, Pulmonary Tuberculosis (TB), Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Rash, Relapsing Polychondritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile, Rosacea, Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis, Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency, Secondary thrombocytopenia, Serum Sickness, Severe Asthma, Sjogren's Syndrome (SS), Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Superficial punctate keratitis, Synovitis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Transplanted Organ Rejection, Trichinosis, Tuberculosis (TB), Tuberculous Meningitis, Ulcerative Colitis, Uveitis, Vasculitis, Acquired immune hemolytic anemia, Acute Bursitis, Acute Rheumatic heart disease, unspecified, Acute Tenosynovitis, Anal eczema, Bacterial skin infections, Exfoliative erythroderma, Idiopathic Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia, Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonias, Non-suppurative Thyroiditis, Primary adrenocoritical insufficiency, Severe Psoriasis, Severe Seborrhoeic dermatitis, Severe alcoholic liver disease, Steroid-responsive inflammation of the eye, Subacute Bursitis, Susceptible Bacterial Infections, Symptomatic Sarcoidosis, Varicella-zoster virus acute retinal necrosis

Associated Therapies: -

Clinical Trials

A Study to Measure Serum Periostin, Asthma-Related Biomarkers and Response to Prednisolone in Adult and Adolescent Patients With Severe Oral Corticosteroid-Dependent Asthma

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: Asthma

Interventions: Drug: LABA
Drug: corticosteroids
Drug: prednisolone

First Posted Date: 2013-09-23

Last Posted Date: 2016-11-02

Lead Sponsor: Hoffmann-La Roche

Target Recruit Count: 54

Registration Number: NCT01948401

The Safety and Efficiency of Propranolol as an Initial Treatment for Pediatric Hemangioma

Phase 4

Completed

Conditions: Hemangioma

Interventions: Drug: Prednisolone
Drug: Propranolol

First Posted Date: 2013-07-26

Last Posted Date: 2018-12-19

Lead Sponsor: Seoul National University Hospital

Target Recruit Count: 34

Registration Number: NCT01908972

Locations: 🇰🇷
Seould National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

A Safety and Efficacy Study of Mycophenolate Mofetil and Rilonacept in Patients With Alcoholic Hepatitis

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: Alcoholic Hepatitis

Interventions: Drug: Prednisolone
Drug: Mycophenolate mofetil
Drug: Rilonacept

First Posted Date: 2013-07-19

Last Posted Date: 2019-01-14

Lead Sponsor: Southern California Institute for Research and Education

Target Recruit Count: 4

Registration Number: NCT01903798

Locations: 🇺🇸
LAC USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States
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Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California, United States
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VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, California, United States