Prednisolone (Millipred)

General information

Class/mechanism: Corticosteroid, glucocorticoid.
Route: PO, gtt (ophthalmic eye drops)
Extravasation: n/a

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Diseases for which it is used

• Acquired coagulopathy
• B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Burkitt lymphoma
• Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
• Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
• Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type
• Follicular lymphoma ‎
• Hodgkin lymphoma
• Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Mantle cell lymphoma
• Marginal zone lymphoma
• Multiple myeloma
• Prostate cancer

Patient drug information

• Prednisolone (Millipred) patient drug information (Chemocare)
• Prednisolone (Millipred) patient drug information (UpToDate)

Also known as

• Generic names: delta(1)hydrocortisone, delta1-dehydro-hydrocortisone, deltahydrocortisone, metacortandralone
• Brand names: Adnisolone, Aprednislon, Capsoid, Cortalone, Cortisolone, Cotolone, Dacortin H, Decaprednil, Decortin H, Delta-Cortef, Deltacortril, Delta-Diona, Delta-Phoricol, Deltasolone, Deltidrosol, Dhasolone, Di-Adreson-F, Dontisolon D, Estilsona, Fisopred, Frisolona, Gupisone, Hostacortin H, Hydeltra, Hydeltrasol, Klismacort, Kuhlprednon, Lenisolone, Lepi-Cortinolo, Linola-H N, Linola-H-Fett N, Longiprednil, Medicort, Meticortelone, Meti-derm, Millipred, Opredsone, Orapred, Panafcortelone, Predcor, Predicort, Precortisyl, Pred-Clysma, Predeltilone, Predni-Coelin, Prednicortelone, Predni-Helvacort, Prelone, Prenilone, Pri-Cortin, Veripred