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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Uses For Prednisone

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Prednisone, the Dirty Little Secret, Becomes More Respectable

By Mark Borigini, M.D. Health Expert
Many rheumatologists at least verbalize a reluctance to use “cortisone”-like drugs such as prednisone in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis; but many, if not most, rheumatologists do use prednisone. Prednisone, even in low dosages, can cause high blood sugar, cardiovascular disease, weight gain, and osteoporosis. And prednisone may also contribute to increased infection risk, hypertension, depression, cataracts, and peptic ulcer disease.

But prednisone is an excellent anti-inflammatory... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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What Is It Like to Take Oral Prednisone?
By Merely Me , Health Expert

I was recently prescribed oral Prednisone to deal with an MS exacerbation and I wanted to tell you... Read more »

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Forteo vs. Fosamax
By Lila de Tantillo , Health Expert

...long-term use of glucocorticoid medicines such as Prednisone, also showed a bigger decrease in... Read more »

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Ask the Expert: Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Complicating Diabetes?
By Mark Borigini, M.D. , Health Expert

...assuming you take occasional corticosteroids (possibly prednisone?), as these drugs can cause... Read more »

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Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Ten Years Later
By Cathee McKeown , Health Expert

...hardest lesson learned was the decision to start taking prednisone. I never had a clue what this... Read more »

Health Guide

Graves disease
...disappear when medications, radiation, or surgery solve the hyperthyroidism problem. Sometimes use of prednisone (a steroid medication, which suppresses the immune system) is required to reduce... Read more »
Hump behind the shoulders
...and test results. Common Causes extended use of some steroids (glucocorticoids such as prednisone, cortisone, and hydrocortisone) extreme obesity hypercortisolism ... Read more »
Idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic anemia
...idiopathic autoimmune hemolytic Treatment The first therapy tried is usually treatment with prednisone. If prednisone does not improve the condition, a splenectomy (removal of the... Read more »
Burkitt lymphoma
... Treatment Chemotherapy is used to treat this type of cancer. Commonly used medicines include prednisone, cyclophosphamide, vincristine, cytarabine, doxorubicin, methotrexate, and others. ... Read more »
Leprosy
...symptoms include: Dapsone Rifampin Clofazimine Ethionamide Aspirin, prednisone, or thalidomide are used for the control of inflammation (e.g., "erythema nodosum... Read more »

Medications

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response... Read more »

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Prednisone is a corticosteroid hormone (glucocorticoid). It decreases your immune system's response... Read more »

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