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...
Read more »...dramatically reduced frequency of steroid-related side effects than prednisone. While prednisone... Read more »
...of elasticity due to prednisone. These were side effects that I never knew about until it was... Read more »
...What are some of the precautions and possible side effects with taking oral Prednisone? Some... Read more »
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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 »
The oral corticosteroid prednisone is often prescribed for asthmatics and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but the medication is... Read summary »
A patient asks Dr. Robert H. Shmerling about the difference between the steroids methylprednisolone and prednisone. Dr. Shmerling says that both... Read summary »
BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Inflammatory eye disease is the fifth-leading cause of blindness in the United States and affects more than 2... Read summary »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The treatment against a common form of cancer could come from plants, according to new findings from the Stanford University... Read summary »
ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- More than 211,000 women are diagnosed with breast cancer each year. Many of them have advanced disease... Read summary »