| Category of Drug | Prednisolone is Anallergics and Drugs used in Anaphylaxis |
| Mechanism of Action | |
| Indications | Prednisolone is used for 1. Short-term as well as long term suppression of inflammation in allergic disorders 2. Malignant disease 3. Autoimmune disease 4. Bronchial asthma. |
| Well Known Pharmaceutical Brands | |
| Available dosage forms | 1. TABLETS 2. SYRUP 3. EYEDROP 4. INJECTION |
| Dose | |
| Contraindications | 1. Untreated systemic infection 2. Administration of live virus vaccines 3. Hypersensitivity |
| Precautions | 1. Increased susceptibility to and severity of infection 2. Activation or exacerbation of tuberculosis, amoebiasis, strongyloidiasis 3. Risk of severe chickenpox in the non-immune parent 4. Avoid exposure to measles 5. diabetes mellitus 6. Peptic ulcer 7. Hypertension 8. Further precautions relating to long-term use of corticosteroids 9. Myasthenia gravis 10. Congestive heart failure, 11. Renal insufficiency 12. Pregnancy 13. osteoporosis 14. glaucoma 15. psychological disorders 16. diverculis 17. interactions |
| Adverse Effects | 1. Nausea 2. Dyspepsia 3. Malaise 4. Hiccups 5. Hypersensitivity reactions including anaphylaxis 6. Supraclavicular lump 7. Fragile skin. |
| Pregnancy Category | C |
