Prednisolone

Generic Name
Prednisolone
Brand Names
Millipred Dp 6 Day
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C21H28O5
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
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Combination Chemotherapy and/or Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Not Applicable
Conditions
First Posted Date
2006-12-28
Last Posted Date
2013-08-02
Lead Sponsor
Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Target Recruit Count
358
Registration Number
NCT00417014

Radiation Therapy or Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Not Applicable
Conditions
First Posted Date
2006-12-28
Last Posted Date
2013-08-02
Lead Sponsor
Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Target Recruit Count
353
Registration Number
NCT00416377

Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children

First Posted Date
2006-11-17
Last Posted Date
2024-11-27
Lead Sponsor
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Target Recruit Count
800
Registration Number
NCT00400946
Locations
🇨🇦

McMaster Children's Hospital at Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

🇺🇸

Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States

🇨🇦

Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite Laval, Sainte Foy, Quebec, Canada

and more 5 locations

Effects Of Oral Prednisolone On Bone Metabolism In Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
First Posted Date
2006-10-06
Last Posted Date
2015-04-16
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Target Recruit Count
9
Registration Number
NCT00384306
Locations
🇬🇧

GSK Clinical Trials Call Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom

A Study To Investigate GW274150 Or Prednisolone In Rheumatoid Arthritis Taken Repeatedly For 28 Days.

First Posted Date
2006-09-25
Last Posted Date
2012-07-02
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Target Recruit Count
48
Registration Number
NCT00379990
Locations
🇬🇧

GSK Investigational Site, London, United Kingdom

Study of SB681323 and Prednisolone on Biomarkers in COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) Patients

First Posted Date
2006-09-25
Last Posted Date
2012-06-04
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Target Recruit Count
20
Registration Number
NCT00380133
Locations
🇬🇧

GSK Investigational Site, Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

Bortezomib Plus CHOP Every 2 Weeks for Advanced Stage DLBCL

First Posted Date
2006-09-22
Last Posted Date
2013-03-15
Lead Sponsor
Asan Medical Center
Target Recruit Count
49
Registration Number
NCT00379574
Locations
🇰🇷

Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

🇰🇷

Asan Medical Cener, Seoul, Korea, Republic of

Prednisolone Novel Endpoint Study in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
First Posted Date
2006-09-22
Last Posted Date
2017-07-11
Lead Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline
Target Recruit Count
90
Registration Number
NCT00379730
Locations
🇿🇦

GSK Investigational Site, Mowbray, South Africa

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Young Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Not Applicable
Conditions
First Posted Date
2006-06-23
Last Posted Date
2013-08-26
Lead Sponsor
Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Target Recruit Count
550
Registration Number
NCT00343369
Locations
🇩🇪

Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital der Universitaet Muenchen, Munich, Germany

🇩🇪

Kreskrankenhaus Kinderabteilung, Heide, Germany

🇩🇪

Universitaets - Kinderklinik, Leipzig, Germany

and more 13 locations

Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Tuberculous Pleurisy

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
First Posted Date
2006-06-20
Last Posted Date
2008-08-26
Lead Sponsor
Guangxi Medical University
Target Recruit Count
1500
Registration Number
NCT00338793
Locations
🇨🇳

Huan-Zhong Shi, Nanning, Guangxi, China

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