Prednisone (Sterapred)

==General information==
Class/mechanism: Corticosteroid, glucocorticoid.Prednisone (Sterapred) package insertPrednisone (Sterapred) package insert (locally hosted backup)
Route: PO
Extravasation: n/a
*Steroid conversions
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==Diseases for which it is established (work in progress)==
*B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
**B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, Ph-positive, pediatric
*Classical Hodgkin lymphoma
*Langerhans cell histiocytosis
*Multiple myeloma
*Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
**Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma
**Anaplastic large cell lymphoma
**Burkitt lymphoma
**Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
**HIV-associated lymphoma
**Indolent lymphoma
***Follicular lymphoma
***Marginal zone lymphoma
***Waldenström macroglobulinemia
**Mantle cell lymphoma
**Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, pediatric
**Peripheral T-cell lymphoma
**Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma
*Prostate cancer
==Diseases for which it is used==
*Acquired hemophilia A
*B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
*Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
*Erdheim-Chester disease
*High-grade glioma, pediatric
*Hodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte-predominant
*Immune thrombocytopenia (ITP)
*Large granular lymphocytic leukemia
*Mediastinal gray-zone lymphoma
*Myelofibrosis
*Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder
*T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia
*Thymoma
*Transformed lymphoma
*Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia
==Diseases for which it was used==
*Breast cancer
*Chronic myeloid leukemia
*Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis
*Medulloblastoma
*Smoldering multiple myeloma
==Patient drug information==
*Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (Chemocare)Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (Chemocare)
*Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (UpToDate)Prednisone (Sterapred) patient drug information (UpToDate)
==History of changes in EMA indication==
*1955-05-18: EURD
==Also known as==
*Generic names: pred
*Brand names:
Synonyms 	Synonyms 	Synonyms 	Synonyms 	Synonyms 	Synonyms 	Synonyms 	Synonyms
Artinizona 	Artrizona 	Becortem 	Bersen 	Colisone 	Cortancyl 	Corticorten	Cortigen
Cortiol 	Cortiprex 	Cutason 	Dacortin 	Decortancyl 	Decortin 	Decortisyl 	Dehydrocortison
Delcortin 	Dellacorta	Delta-Cortisone	Delta Cortelan 	Deltacortene	Deltacortone	Deltason 	Deltasone
Deltisona 	Dispersona	Drazone 	Econosone 	Ednaprom 	Encorton 	Erlanison 	Flamacorten
Hostacortin	Ifison 	Isolone 	Lisacort 	ME Korti 	Meticorten 	Nisocortec 	Nisona
Nisone 	Nizon 	Nosipren 	Novoprednisone 	Orasone 	Panafcort 	Panasol-S 	Pehacort
Pharmapred 	Precortil 	Predcort 	Predeltin 	Predicor 	Predicorten 	Predinis 	Preditec
Prednax 	Prednicap 	Prednicen-M 	Prednilonga-Retard	Predniment 	Prednison 	Prednisona 	Prednisonum
Prednitone 	Predson 	Predsone 	Predval 	Procion 	Prolix 	Pronison 	Pulmison
Rayos 	Rectodelt 	Senterlic 	Sone 	Steerometz 	Sterapred 	Trolic 	Ultracorten
Vitazon 	Winpred 	 	 	 	 	 	
==References==
Category:Drugs
Category:Oral medications
Category:Immunosuppressants
Category:Steroids
Category:Acquired hemophilia A medications
Category:Adult T-cell leukemia-lymphoma medications
Category:Anaplastic large cell lymphoma medications
Category:B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia medications
Category:Burkitt lymphoma medications
Category:Chronic lymphocytic leukemia medications
Category:Classical Hodgkin lymphoma medications
Category:Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma medications
Category:Erdheim-Chester disease medications
Category:Follicular lymphoma medications
Category:HIV-associated lymphoma medications
Category:Hodgkin lymphoma, nodular lymphocyte-predominant medications
Category:Immune thrombocytopenia medications
Category:Indolent lymphoma medications
Category:Langerhans cell histiocytosis medications
Category:Large granular lymphocytic leukemia medications
Category:MALT lymphoma medications
Category:Mantle cell lymphoma medications
Category:Marginal zone lymphoma medications
Category:Mediastinal gray-zone lymphoma medications
Category:Multiple myeloma medications
Category:Myelodysplastic syndrome medications
Category:Myelofibrosis medications
Category:Peripheral T-cell lymphoma medications
Category:Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder medications
Category:Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma medications
Category:Prostate cancer medications
Category:T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia medications
Category:Thymoma medications
Category:Transformed lymphoma medications
Category:Waldenström macroglobulinemia medications
Category:Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia medications
Category:Breast cancer medications (historic)
Category:Chronic myeloid leukemia medications (historic)
Category:Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis medications (historic)
Category:Medulloblastoma medications (historic)
Category:Smoldering multiple myeloma medications (historic)
Category:FDA approved in 1955
Category:EMA approved in 1955
Category:WHO Essential Cancer Medicine