Prednisone (Sterapred)

General information

Class/mechanism: Corticosteroid, glucocorticoid.^[1]^[2]
Route: PO
Extravasation: n/a

Steroid conversions

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Diseases for which it is established (work in progress)

Diseases for which it is used

Diseases for which it was used

Patient drug information

History of changes in EMA indication

1955-05-18: EURD

Also known as

Generic names: pred
Brand names:

Synonyms
Artinizona	Artrizona	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	Dispersona	Drazone	Econosone	Ednaprom	Encorton	Erlanison	Flamacorten
Hostacortin	Ifison	Isolone	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	Prednisona	Prednisonum
Prednitone	Predson	Predsone	Predval	Procion	Prolix	Pronison	Pulmison
Rayos	Rectodelt	Senterlic	Sone	Steerometz	Sterapred	Trolic	Ultracorten
Vitazon	Winpred

References

[insert-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Prednisone (Sterapred) package insert

[2] Prednisone (Sterapred) package insert (locally hosted backup)

[3] Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (Chemocare)

[4] Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (UpToDate)

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