An oral glucocorticoid that is the dehydrogenated analog of cortisol. It is used as an antiinflammatory drug, with an intermediate half‐life.
A synthetically produced steroid hormone produced from cortisone, used to treat allergies and rheumatoid arthritis.
Glucocorticoid used to treat allergic reactions, rheumatoid arthritis, and other inflammatory conditions.
An anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drug. Prednisone (Sterapred) is a corticosteroid, a cortisonelike drug that is used to treat severe inflammation (redness and swelling) in various parts of the body. Prednisone lessens the inflammation and itching associated with allergic reactions. It is used to treat severe allergies, skin disorders, asthma, arthritis, acute episodes of multiple sclerosis, and some forms of cancer. Prednisone also helps to modify the body’s immune response to disease.
A synthetic corticosteroid used to treat rheumatic diseases, severe allergic conditions, inflammatory conditions, and leukemia. It is administered by mouth and side-effects are those of cortisone.
This corticosteroid drug has a similar level of glucocorticoid activity as prednisolone and is converted to prednisolone in the liver. Though prednisone is still in use, prednisolone is the most commonly used oral corticosteroid for long-term anti-inflammatory treatment.
A glucocorti costeroid with the same effects as cortisone.