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Definition
Tablets containing a cortisone-like hormone
- Rapid, anti-inflammatory effect on many inflammatory, rheumatic diseases
Side effects
- Some possible side effects by short-term use
- Weight gain
- Customize your diet
- Diabetes mellitus (diabetes)
- Check blood sugar after starting treatment
- Benchrose (osteonecrosis) (rapid destruction of bone substance by hip, shoulder, wrist or ankles). Risk of Prednisolone dose over 20mg / day
- Weight gain
- Some possible side effects by Long-term use
- Fragile bones (osteoporosis)
- Infections
- Cardiovascular disease
- Lack of self-production of cortisone (in the adrenal glands)
- NOTE! do not abruptly end long-term prednisolone treatment.
- High dose: 10mg / day or more
- Low dose: 5 mg / day or less
- Short-term use: during 3-6 months
Measures against side effects
- Proper diet
- Physical Activity
- Sufficient calcium and Vitamin D intake
- Stop smoking
- Avoid high alcohol consumption
- Vaccines which can be considered (preventive) before treatment start
- Influenza (annual)
- Pneumococci (pneumonia) (every 5-7 year)
- Herpes zoster (shingles)
- Combine with Calcigran Forte to prevent osteoporosis
- Combined with other anti-doping medications
Calculate equivalent corticosteroid doses here
EULAR recommendations for corticosteroid treatment (reference: Duru N, 2013)
Patient information
Literature
- Reference: Strehl C, 2016
Medications, BINDEVEVSSYKDOMMER.no
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