Prednisone (Sterapred)

General information

Class/mechanism: Corticosteroid, glucocorticoid.
Route: PO
Extravasation: n/a

• Steroid conversions

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Diseases for which it is used

• Acute lymphocytic leukemia
• Aggressive Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and Small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL)
• Follicular lymphoma
• HIV-associated lymphoma
• Hodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte-predominant
• Hodgkin lymphoma
• Mantle cell lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma
• Myelodysplastic syndrome
• Prostate cancer
• T-cell lymphoma
• Thymoma
• Transplant conditioning regimens

Patient drug information

• Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (Chemocare)
• Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (UpToDate)

Also known as

APO-Prednisone, APO-Prenisona, APO Prednison, Artinizona, Artrizona, BE-Tabs Prednisone, Becortem, Bersen, Colisone, Cortancyl, Corticorten, Cortigen, Cortiol, Cortiprex, Cutason, Dacortin, Decortancyl, Decortin, Decortisyl, Dehydrocortison, Delcortin, Dellacorta, Delta-Cortisone, Delta Cortelan, Deltacortene, Deltacortone, Deltason, Deltasone, Deltisona, DI Adreson, Dispersona, DLI-Prednisone, Drazone, Econosone, Ednaprom, Encorton, Erlanison, Flamacorten, Hostacortin, Ifison, Isolone, Liquid Pred, Liquid Prednisone, Lisacort, ME Korti, Meticorten, Nisocortec, Nisona, Nisone, Nizon, Nosipren, Novoprednisone, Orasone, Panafcort, Panasol-S, Pehacort, Pharmapred, Precortil, Predcort, Predeltin, Predicor, Predicorten, Predinis, Preditec, Prednax, Prednicap, Prednicen-M, Prednilonga-Retard, Predniment, Prednison, Prednison-GF, Prednisona, Prednisona Alonga, Prednisona GI Brul, Prednison Alpharma, Prednison Amino, Prednisone Acetate, Prednisone Arrow, Prednisone Biogaran, Prednisone COX, Prednisone EG, Prednisone G GAM, Prednisone GXI, Prednisone Labatec, Prednisone Organon, Prednison Frederiksberg, Prednison Galen, Prednison Galepharm, Prednison Hexal, Prednison Leciva, Prednison Nurison, Prednison Ratiopharm, Prednison Sandoz, Prednison Streuli, Prednisonum, Prednitone, Predson, Predsone, Predval, Procion, Prolix, Pronison, Pulmison, Rectodelt, Senterlic, SK-Prednisone, Sone, Steerometz, Sterapred, Sterapred DS, Trolic, Ultracorten, Vitazon, Winpred