Prednisolone (Millipred)
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General information
Class/mechanism: Corticosteroid, glucocorticoid.[1][2][3]
Route: PO, gtt (ophthalmic eye drops)
Extravasation: n/a
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Diseases for which it is used
- Acquired hemophilia A
- B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Breast cancer
- Burkitt lymphoma
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- Extranodal NK- and T-cell lymphoma, nasal type
- Follicular lymphoma
- Classical Hodgkin lymphoma
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis
- Mantle cell lymphoma
- Marginal zone lymphoma
- Multiple myeloma
- Prostate cancer
- Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
Diseases for which it was used
Patient drug information
- Prednisolone (Millipred) patient drug information (Chemocare)[4]
- Prednisolone (Millipred) patient drug information (UpToDate)[5]
History of changes in EMA indication
- 1956-07-13: EURD
History of changes in PMDA indication
- 2011-09-16: New indication for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
- 2015-06-26: revised indications and a new dosage for the treatment of malignant lymphoma and similar diseases (closely-related diseases).
Also known as
- Generic names: delta(1)hydrocortisone, delta1-dehydro-hydrocortisone, deltahydrocortisone, metacortandralone, prednisolone acetate, prednisolone tebutate
- 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, Predonine, Prelone, Prenilone, Pri-Cortin, Veripred
References
Categories:
- Drugs
- Oral medications
- Steroids
- Immunosuppressants
- Chronic lymphocytic leukemia medications
- Acquired hemophilia A medications
- B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia medications
- Breast cancer medications
- Burkitt lymphoma medications
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma medications
- Extranodal NK- and T-cell lymphoma, nasal type medications
- Follicular lymphoma medications
- Classical Hodgkin lymphoma medications
- Langerhans cell histiocytosis medications
- Mantle cell lymphoma medications
- Marginal zone lymphoma medications
- Multiple myeloma medications
- Prostate cancer medications
- Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia medications
- Acute myeloid leukemia medications (historic)
- FDA approved in 1955
- EMA approved in 1956
- PMDA approved drugs
- WHO Essential Cancer Medicine