Description
Be-Tabs Prednisone is used for many different autoimmune diseases and inflammatory conditions, including asthma, gout, COPD, CIDF, allergic disorders, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, granulomatosis with polyangiliitis, adrenocortical insufficiency, hypercalcemia due to cancer, thyroiditis, laryngitis, severe tuberculosis, hives,lipidpneumonitis, pericarditis, multiple sclerosis, nephrotic syndrome, sarcoidosis, to relieve the effects of shingles, lupus, myasthenia gravis, poison oak exposure,Meniere’s disease, autoimmune hepatitis, giant-cell arteritis, the Herxheimer reaction that is common during the treatment of syphilis, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, uveitis, and as part of a drug regimen to prevent rejection after organ transplant.
Be-Tabs Prednisone has also been used in the treatment of migraine headaches and cluster headaches and for severe aphthous ulcers. It is important in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia, non-Hodgkin lymphomas, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, multiple myeloma and other hormone-sensitive tumors, in combination with other anticancer drugs.
Side effects
Short-term side effects, as with all glucocorticoids, include high blood glucose levels (especially in patients with diabetes mellitus or on other medications that increase blood glucose, such as tacrolimus) and mineralocorticoid effects such as fluid retention. The mineralocorticoid effects of prednisone are minor, which is why it is not used in the management of adrenal insufficiency, unless a more potent mineralocorticoid is administered concomitantly.
It can also cause depression or depressive symptoms and anxiety in some individuals.
Long-term side effects include Cushing’s syndrome, steroid dementia syndrome, truncal weight gain, glaucoma and cataracts, diabetes mellitus type 2, and depression upon dose reduction or cessation. Long-term steroids can also increase the risk of osteoporosis, but research has found that few of these people were taking medications to protect bones. Prednisone also results in leukocytosis.
When used as treatment for sudden deafness or sudden sensorineural hearing loss, it can cause or exacerbate Tinnitus or a ringing in the ears.
Prednisone should only be used under advice from your medical professional.
For more information refer to the link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prednisone
