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Short Term Use Of Prednisone

Q&A: Can Prednisone Cause Health Problems?

August 07, 2009
The oral corticosteroid prednisone is often prescribed for asthmatics and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, but the medication is not without risks, says Dr. Peter Gott. In this Q&A, Dr. Gott responds to a reader who wonders whether the drug could have caused delirium and heart problems in her elderly father. Gott outlines the most common side effects associated with the drug, and he gives information on the safest way to both take--and stop taking--a prednisone dose. 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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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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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

Meet Cathee Mckeown
...imaginable. I have tried almost every medication that is available. I started with gold shots, plaquinil and prednisone with little relief but plenty of side effects. I gained 40 pounds from the... Read more »
Hodgkin's Disease: Other Treatments
...MOPP-ABV. The introduction of MOPP [mechlorethamine (Mustargen), vincristine (Oncovin), procarbazine, prednisone] in the 1960s resulted in dramatic reductions in mortality rates from HD. A hybrid... Read more »
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Treatment for Severe SLE
...can help relieve many of the complications and symptoms, including anemia and kidney involvement.Oral prednisone (Deltasone, Orasone) is usually prescribed. Other drugs include methylprednisolone... Read more »
Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia: Treatment to Achieve Remission
...adult patients.) Examples of drugs used in regimens for children include:VincristineCorticosteroids (prednisone or dexamethasone) -- a 2003 study reported better survival rates with dexamethasone... Read more »
Asthma Medications: Albuterol
...to treatment with a beta2-agonist alone.SystemicCorticosteroidsCommon oral corticosteroids include prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone, and hydrocortisone. They very effectively reduce... 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 »

Qlt53371_151196_5

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

Qlt53371_151196_5

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

Rox37210_65152_5

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

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