Drilldown: Medicines

Prednisone (1)

Deltasone, Rayos (delayed-release); mostly prescribed generically (1)

[[:Category:Corticosteroids|Corticosteroid]] (1) · [[:Category:Glucocorticoids|Glucocorticoid (intermediate-acting)]] (1) · [[:Category:Immunosuppressants|Immunosuppressant]] (1)

None (1)

'"`UNIQ--vote-0000029D-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000029E-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-0000029F-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000002A0-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000002A1-QINU`"', '"`UNIQ--vote-000002A2-QINU`"' (1)

0.5-2 mg/kg/d divided or single morning dose for acute conditions; lowest effective dose for chronic conditions, with planned taper (1)

1, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 50 mg tablets; 5 mg/5 mL syrup; 5 mg/mL concentrate (1)

No fixed maximum; cumulative-dose toxicity drives all chronic decisions (1)

Oral (1)

None · Hours · 30-60 minutes · 1-2 hours · ~30 min · LDL lowering at 2 weeks, max by 4 weeks · ~1 hour · 15-30 minutes · 15–30 min · 1–2 h · 30–60 min · Antidepressant effect emerges over 1-2 weeks · BP and symptomatic LUTS improvement within 1-2 weeks · BP effect within 1-2 weeks · Clinical improvement within 24-72 hours · Days · Motor improvement over days at therapeutic dose · Over weeks · Postprandial glucose effect within days; HbA1c by 12 weeks · Sleep effect from first dose; antidepressant effect over 1-4 weeks

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None · 24 hours · 4-6 hours · 12 hours · 6-8 hours · Daily dosing · 8-12 hours · 12-24 hours · Hours · Hours per application · 24 hours (HS dosing) · 24 hours (once-daily dosing) · 24 h · N/A · N/A (replacement) · Variable · ~7-8 hours · 3-5 hours · 4-6 hours (IR); 24 hours (ER) · 6-12 hours

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Plasma 3-4 hours; biologic ~12-36 hours'"`UNIQ--ref-000002A3-QINU`"' (1)

70-80% (oral)'"`UNIQ--ref-000002A4-QINU`"' (1)

Used when benefits outweigh risk; oral cleft signal in first-trimester exposure is debated and small in absolute terms.<sup class="pcp-cn" title="This claim needs a citation.">&#91;[[Pharmacopedia:Citation needed|citation&nbsp;needed]]&#93;</sup> (1)

[[USLegal:Prescription only|Rx-only]] in US (1)