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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Rituximab Plus Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With HIV-Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 1
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-09-20
Lead Sponsor
Lymphoma Trials Office
Registration Number
NCT00031902
Locations
🇬🇧

Chelsea Westminster Hospital, London, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

St. George's Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom

Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-12-18
Lead Sponsor
Leukemia Research Fund
Registration Number
NCT00004218
Locations
🇮🇹

Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Bergamo, Italy

🇮🇪

St. James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland

🇬🇧

North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, England, United Kingdom

and more 82 locations

Hormone Therapy Plus Chemotherapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Phase 3
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-12-04
Lead Sponsor
Medical Research Council
Target Recruit Count
1800
Registration Number
NCT00003437
Locations
🇬🇧

Oxford Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, United Kingdom

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-06-26
Lead Sponsor
Lymphoma Trials Office
Target Recruit Count
310
Registration Number
NCT00005867
Locations
🇬🇧

Horton Hospital, Banbury, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

Hinchingbrooke Hospital, Huntingdon, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, England, United Kingdom

and more 43 locations

Chemotherapy With or Without Bone Marrow Transplantation in Treating Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-06-12
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Target Recruit Count
392
Registration Number
NCT00002700
Locations
🇸🇰

Institute of Hematology & Transfusiology, University Hospital, Bratislava, Slovakia

🇧🇪

Hopital Universitaire Erasme, Brussels, Belgium

🇧🇪

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium

and more 41 locations

Comparison of Different Combination Chemotherapy Regimens in Treating Infants With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2014-02-17
Lead Sponsor
Dutch Childhood Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
350
Registration Number
NCT00015873
Locations
🇮🇹

Ospedale San Gerardo, Monza, Italy

🇳🇱

Erasmus MC - Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands

🇬🇧

Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital, Alder Hey, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

and more 29 locations

Combination Chemotherapy With or Without Radiation Therapy and Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Children With Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-08-07
Lead Sponsor
Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Target Recruit Count
260
Registration Number
NCT00025064
Locations
🇬🇧

Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

Addenbrooke's Hospital at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, England, United Kingdom

and more 17 locations

TITLE:Less Intensive Therapy for Children With Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2014-07-24
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
1148
Registration Number
NCT00002757
Locations
🇫🇷

Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France

🇬🇧

Children's Hospital - Sheffield, Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Steroid Therapy in Treating Children With Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or Lymphoblastic Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 3
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2011-01-21
Lead Sponsor
European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer - EORTC
Target Recruit Count
1500
Registration Number
NCT00003728
Locations
🇵🇹

Hospital Escolar San Joao, Porto, Portugal

🇵🇹

Instituto Portugues de Oncologia Centro do Porto, SA, Porto, Portugal

🇫🇷

CHR de Besancon - Hopital Saint-Jacques, Besancon, France

and more 20 locations

Combination Chemotherapy Plus Filgrastim in Treating Patients With HIV-Related Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 1
Conditions
First Posted Date
2003-01-27
Last Posted Date
2013-09-20
Lead Sponsor
Lymphoma Trials Office
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT00032149
Locations
🇬🇧

King's College Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

St. Georges, University of London, London, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

Cheltenham General Hospital, Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

and more 1 locations
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