Prednisone
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION: CONTENTS*
- PREDNISONE DESCRIPTION
- CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
- INDICATIONS & USAGE
- PREDNISONE CONTRAINDICATIONS
- WARNINGS
- PRECAUTIONS
- PREDNISONE ADVERSE REACTIONS
- DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION
- HOW SUPPLIED
- STORAGE AND HANDLING
- REFERENCES
- PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL SECTION
FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION
PREDNISONE DESCRIPTION
1 mg:
2.5 mg:
5 mg:
10 mg:
20 mg:
CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY
INDICATIONS & USAGE
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● Endocrine disorders
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● Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Rheumatic disorders
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● As adjunctive therapy for short-term administration (to tide the patient over an acute episode or exacerbation) in:
Collagen diseases
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● During an exacerbation or as maintenance therapy in selected cases of:
Dermatologic diseases
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● Pemphigus
Allergic states
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● Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment:
Ophthalmic diseases
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● Severe acute and chronic allergic and inflammatory processes involving the eye and its adnexa such as:
Respiratory diseases
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● Symptomatic sarcoidosis
Hematologic disorders
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● Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults
Neoplastic diseases
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● For palliative management of:
Edematous states
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● To induce a diuresis or remission of proteinuria in the nephrotic syndrome, without uremia, of the idiopathic type or that due to lupus erythematosus
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● To tide the patient over a critical period of the disease in:
Nervous System
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● Acute exacerbations of multiple sclerosis
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● Tuberculous meningitis with subarachnoid block or impending block when used concurrently with appropriate antituberculous chemotherapy
PREDNISONE CONTRAINDICATIONS
WARNINGS
Usage in Pregnancy
While on corticosteroid therapy patients should not be vaccinated against smallpox. Other immunization procedures should not be undertaken in patients who are on corticosteroids, especially on high dose, because of possible hazards of neurological complications and a lack of antibody response.
PRECAUTIONS
GeneralDOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
PREDNISONE ADVERSE REACTIONS
Fluid and Electrolyte Disturbances:Musculoskeletal:
Gastrointestinal:
Dermatologic:
Neurological:
Endocrine:
Ophthalmic:
Metabolic:
Additional Reactions:
www.fda.gov/medwatch
DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION
IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT DOSAGE REQUIREMENTS ARE VARIABLE AND MUST BE INDIVIDUALIZED ON THE BASIS OF THE DISEASE UNDER TREATMENT AND THE RESPONSE OF THE PATIENT.
Multiple Sclerosis
ADT(Alternate Day Therapy)
HOW SUPPLIED
STORAGE AND HANDLING
REFERENCES
PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL SECTION
PrednisonePrednisone TABLET
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Be sure to consult your doctor before taking any medication!
