Drug Action
Prednisolone exerts predominantly glucocorticoid effects with minimal mineralocorticoid effects.
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Prednisolone exerts predominantly glucocorticoid effects with minimal mineralocorticoid effects.
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DELTASTAB ® Local inflammation of joints ▶BY INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTION ▶Adult: 5–25 mg, dose according to size; not more than 3 joints should be treated on any one day; where appropriate may be repeated when relapse occurs, for details consult product literature SAFE PRACTICE Prednisolone has been confused with propranolol; care must be taken to ensure the correct drug is prescribed and dispensed.
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Diarrhoea. dizziness. hiccups. Kaposi’s sarcoma. myocardial rupture (following recent myocardial infarction). scleroderma renal crisis. vomiting
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As it crosses the placenta 88% of prednisolone is inactivated.
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Prednisolone appears in small amounts in breast milk but maternal doses of up to 40 mg daily are unlikely to cause systemic effects in the infant.
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There can be variation in the licensing of different medicines containing the same drug. Suspension for injection ▶Deltastab (Advanz Pharma) Prednisolone acetate 25 mg per 1 ml Deltastab 25mg/1ml suspension for injection ampoules | 10 ampoule P £68.72 eiiii F 709
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5–25 mg, dose according to size; not more than
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