Prednisone Side Effects
Side Effects of Medications Used to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease
While most patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease do well with amino-salicylates that are extremely safe such as Asacol and Pentasa, many need to be treated with drugs that potentially can have significant side effects.
The different classes of second line medications include steroids such as Prednisone and Entocort, Immunosuppressive agents such as 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and Imuran, and biologics such as Remicade and Humira. If your physician feels that your disease is not...
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Expert & Community Posts
Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Ten Years Later
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert...of elasticity due to prednisone. These were side effects that I never knew about until it was... Read more »
In the Beginning...
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert...was on a very high dose of prednisone and the side effects were killing me. Moon face, weight... Read more »
What Is It Like to Take Oral Prednisone?
By Merely Me , Health Expert...What are some of the precautions and possible side effects with taking oral Prednisone? Some... Read more »
Newer Medications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treatment: Are they appropriate for you?
By Todd Eisner , Health Expert...dramatically reduced frequency of steroid-related side effects than prednisone. While prednisone... Read more »
Prednisone, the Dirty Little Secret, Becomes More Respectable
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert...reluctance to use “cortisone”-like drugs such as prednisone in the treatment of rheumatoid... Read more »
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Medications
Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's... Read more »
Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's... Read more »
Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's... Read more »
...PREDNISONE - ORAL Pronounced: (PRED-nih-sone) Side Effects Stomach upset, headache,... Read more »
...PREDNISONE - ORAL Pronounced: (PRED-nih-sone) Side Effects Stomach upset, headache,... Read more »
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