Prednisolone

🧮 Dose calculator

Corticosteroid-responsive conditions · Regimen source: FDA Prednisolone sol · Dosage and Administration

• • Dosage must be individualized; after response, taper to the lowest effective maintenance dose. FDA Prednisolone sol · Dosage and Administration

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👥 Special populations

• 🤰 PregnancyUse with caution

  Label states no clear risk or has limited data; use only if needed, under medical advice. FDA Prednisolone sol · Pregnancy

• 🤱 BreastfeedingUse with caution

  Label: use with caution while breastfeeding; see the label text. FDA Prednisolone sol · Nursing Mothers

  “Caution should be exercised when prednisolone sodium phosphate oral solution (25 mg prednisolone per 5 mL) is administered to a nursing woman.”

• 👶 ChildrenUse with caution

  The label has conditions, age limits or notes for children; the label sentence is quoted below. FDA Prednisolone sol · Pediatric Use

  “The efficacy and safety of prednisolone in the pediatric population are based on the well-established course of effect of corticosteroids which is similar in pediatric and adult populations.”

• 👴 Older adultsUse with caution

  Label: use with caution in older adults, usually starting at the low end of the dose range. FDA Prednisolone sol · Geriatric Use

  “Dose selection for an elderly patient should be cautious, usually starting at the low end of the dosing range, reflecting the greater frequency of decreased hepatic, renal, or cardiac function, and of communicant disease or other drug therapy.”

• ⚥ Females & males of reproductive potentialNo data

  The source for this drug has no section for this group.