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Prednisone Oral
Cortan; Deltasone; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Orasone; Panasol-S; Prednicen-M; Prednisone Intensol Logo
Brand name(s): Cortan; Deltasone; Liquid Pred; Meticorten; Orasone; Panasol-S; Prednicen-M; Prednisone Intensol
What special precautions should I follow?
Before taking prednisone,
- tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to prednisone, aspirin, tartrazine (a yellow dye in some processed foods and drugs), or any other drugs.
- tell your doctor and pharmacist what prescription and nonprescription medications you are taking, especially anticoagulants ('blood thinners') such as warfarin (Coumadin), arthritis medications, aspirin, cyclosporine (Neoral, Sandimmune), digoxin (Lanoxin), diuretics ('water pills'), estrogen (Premarin), ketoconazole (Nizoral), oral contraceptives, phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin), rifampin (Rifadin), theophylline (Theo-Dur), and vitamins.
- if you have a fungal infection (other than on your skin), do not take prednisone without talking to your doctor.
- tell your doctor if you have or have ever had liver, kidney, intestinal, or heart disease; diabetes; an underactive thyroid gland; high blood pressure; mental illness; myasthenia gravis; osteoporosis; herpes eye infection; seizures; tuberculosis (TB); or ulcers.
- tell your doctor if you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding. If you become pregnant while taking prednisone, call your doctor.
- if you are having surgery, including dental surgery, tell the doctor or dentist that you are taking prednisone.
- if you have a history of ulcers or take large doses of aspirin or other arthritis medication, limit your consumption of alcoholic beverages while taking this drug. Prednisone makes your stomach and intestines more susceptible to the irritating effects of alcohol, aspirin, and certain arthritis medications. This effect increases your risk of ulcers.
Last Revised: 04/01/2003
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long term side effects?
my mother is elderly and has multiple myeloma (cancer type). she has been taking prednisone for almost a year i believe. there are two physical problems that she is having right now and i am trying to understand if they are related to long-term prednisone use:
1) her teeth are causing her many problems; she has had to have multiple pulled and has had a dry socket problem with two; she has taken several rounds of antibiotics to eliminate the infection, which has taken a long time.
2) she has leg compression per her general doctor. i don't know if this is totally unrelated or this is a "muscle problem" caused by long-term prednisone use.
does anyone have information that can help to better understand what she is experiencing and how it relates to prednisone??
thank you,
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birth control
I'm on ortho tricyclen and was on prednisone about 3 weeks ago. I'm wondering how long prednisone stays in one's system. I was only on it for about 5 days. I'm worried about it interacting with the birthcontrol.
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Prednisone....How long before it starts to work
Hello everyone,
I am a Crohns Disease patient and I am currently on Prednisone and would like to know if anyone knows how long it would take for it to start in the system.
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Anzathiaprine, Cyclosporin and Prednisone
I am currently taking Anzathiaprine, Cyclosporin and Prednisone!
I have been on Prednisone and Anzathiaprine for almost 9 years. They have finally tried to use others but I am scared of the enlarged gums and apparent hair growth that come with using Cyclosporin.
I have 'Auto Immune Haemolytic Anaemia' (a rare blood disorder). They've removed my spleen and tried treating with Rituxan.
Is anyone else on Cyclosporin and wants to chat or has 'Auto Immune Haemolytic Anaemia'?
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Prednisone in children??
Prednisone dampens the immune system and can lead to severe medical issues if not taken correctly. I have been on it for excema. Excema is like an alergic reaction of the body attacking itself or something being sucreted by the body. Prednisone works by an increase of corticoids in the system. This in affect lowers energy, increases hunger, etc. I've delt with the side effects, and being young, I feel I was more suseptible to the affects than now, when I am older. But one needs to be weened off of the drug for many reasons, and I think the best way to explain is to show the examples of what can go wrong with the drug.
You should read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone
Have a good day.
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