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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A Study of Revumenib in Combination With Chemotherapy for Patients Diagnosed With Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia

First Posted Date
2023-03-09
Last Posted Date
2024-12-04
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
78
Registration Number
NCT05761171
Locations
🇺🇸

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

and more 62 locations

Comparison of Tofacitinib and Prednisolone in the Treatment of Active Takayasu's Arteritis

First Posted Date
2023-03-01
Last Posted Date
2023-03-01
Lead Sponsor
Chinese SLE Treatment And Research Group
Target Recruit Count
50
Registration Number
NCT05749666
Locations
🇨🇳

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China

Prednisolone Administration in Patients With Unexplained REcurrent MIscarriages

First Posted Date
2023-02-13
Last Posted Date
2024-05-24
Lead Sponsor
Leiden University Medical Center
Target Recruit Count
490
Registration Number
NCT05725512
Locations
🇳🇱

Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Tacrolimus Plus Glucocorticoid for Severe Thrombocytopenia in SS

First Posted Date
2023-01-23
Last Posted Date
2023-01-23
Lead Sponsor
Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Target Recruit Count
110
Registration Number
NCT05694130

The Treatment of Adrenal Crisis With Inhaled Prednisolone

Early Phase 1
Conditions
Interventions
First Posted Date
2022-12-06
Last Posted Date
2022-12-06
Lead Sponsor
University Medical Center Groningen
Target Recruit Count
12
Registration Number
NCT05639127
Locations
🇳🇱

UMCG, Groningen, Netherlands

An RCT of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) in Fibrotic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis

First Posted Date
2022-11-23
Last Posted Date
2022-11-30
Lead Sponsor
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Target Recruit Count
144
Registration Number
NCT05626387
Locations
🇮🇳

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Myocardial Protection in Patients With Post-acute Inflammatory Cardiac Involvement Due to COVID-19

First Posted Date
2022-11-17
Last Posted Date
2023-09-21
Lead Sponsor
Valentina Puentmann
Target Recruit Count
280
Registration Number
NCT05619653
Locations
🇦🇹

University Medical Centre Vienna, Vienna, Austria

🇩🇪

Institute for experimental and translational cardiovascular imaging, Frankfurt Am Main, Hessen, Germany

🇩🇪

University Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany

and more 2 locations

Immunosuppressive Treatment in Chronic Virus-Negative Inflammatory Cardiomyopathy

First Posted Date
2022-10-06
Last Posted Date
2024-08-16
Lead Sponsor
LMU Klinikum
Target Recruit Count
130
Registration Number
NCT05570409
Locations
🇩🇪

Kerckhoff-Klinik GmbH, Bad Nauheim, Germany

🇩🇪

Charité - University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany

🇩🇪

UHF- Universitäres Herz- und Gefässzentrum, Frankfurt, Germany

and more 11 locations

Efficacy of Immunosuppressive Therapy for IgA Nephropathy With Stage 3 or 4 CKD

First Posted Date
2022-08-22
Last Posted Date
2024-05-06
Lead Sponsor
Air Force Military Medical University, China
Target Recruit Count
208
Registration Number
NCT05510323
Locations
🇨🇳

AFMMU, Xi'an, China

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