Prednisone
- TRADE NAMES: Deltasone (Pharmacia); Meticorten (Schering)
- INDICATIONS: Arthralgias, asthma, dermatoses, inflammatory ocular conditions
- CLASS: Corticosteroid / Glucocorticoid, Corticosteroid, systemic
- HALF-LIFE: N/A
CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Aluminum, Aminophylline, Aspirin, Chlorambucil, Cimetidine, Clarithromycin, Cyclophosphamide, Cyclosporine, Dicumarol, Diuretics, Docetaxel, Estrogens, Grapefruit Juice, Indomethacin, Influenza Vaccine, Itraconazole, Ketoconazole, Lansoprazole, Live vaccines, Lumateperone, Lumateperone, Methotrexate, Montelukast, Omeprazole, Oral Contraceptives, Pancuronium, Phenobarbital, Phenytoin, Ranitidine, Rifampin, Timolol, Tolbutamide, Vitamin A, Yellow Fever Vaccine
PREGNANCY CATEGORY: B
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SKIN.
HAIR.
NAILS.
MUCOSAL.
CARDIOVASCULAR.
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
ENDOCRINE/METABOLIC.
GASTROINTESTINAL/HEPATIC.
GENITOURINARY.
HEMATOLOGIC.
NEUROMUSCULAR/SKELETAL.
OCULAR.
RESPIRATORY.
OTHER.
Page last updated 07/31/2023
Symbol key
Incidence 
- <1%
- 1-5%
- 5-10%
- 10-15%
- 15-20%
- 20-30%
- >30%
Seriousness
- Hospitalization possible
- Life threatening
- Fatal
Warnings in other populations
- Breast feeding
- Geriatric
- Pediatric
