A SINGLE DAILY DOSE OF PREDNISONE IS SAFE FOR LONG TERM USEInpharma Weekly -doi:10.1007/BF03301838Springer International PublishingInpharma
Effects of long-term prednisone ($ge;5 mg) use on outcomes and complications of percutaneous coronary interventiondoi:10.1016/S0002-9149(04)00284-XELLISSAmerican Journal of CardiologyEllis SG, Semenec T, Lander K, Franco I, Raymond R, Whitlow PL. Effects of long-term prednisone (> or =5...
However, they are fraught with many undesirable side effects that make their long-term use problematic. This chapter reviews the data behind how glucocorticoids can be effective in IBD and also reviews the many different side effects that come with both long-term and short-term usage....
A controlled trial of high dose interferon, alone and after prednisone withdrawal, in the treatment of chronic hepatitis B: long term follow up. This study was designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of high dose interferon, with or without prednisone pretreatment, in patients with ...
The long-term use of tetracyclines has been associated with microscopic brown-black discoloration of the thyroid gland; abnormal thyroid function has not been reported.[Ref] Ocular Frequency not reported: Diplopia, papilledema, loss of vision (associated with drug-induced benign intracranial hypertension...
Steroid therapy consisted of prednisone during the induction phase and dexamethasone thereafter (that is, during intensification and continuation phases). Patients with persistent leukemia at the end of the first month of treatment were removed from the protocol and given alternative therapy at the ...
The first use of GCS to treat acute asthma exacerbation was in 1956 [96]. Development of GCS that have less mineralocorticoid activity, like prednisone, and later those that have no mineralocorticoid activity, like dexamethasone, made steroid use more attractive therapies to use in asthma. Prescrib...
Pulsed-dose methylprednisone treatment during flares appears to carry less risk than increasing daily prednisone doses. However, medication that can lessen or eliminate steroid use in moderately affected patients is needed. 展开 关键词: Humans Pregnancy Complications Disease Progression Lupus Erythematosus,...
First, in each case a long-term prednisone treatment was administered. During this therapy 12 (40%) patients improved and 9 had remission. In the 18 (60%) steroid resistant cases the treatment was combined with cytostatic drugs. After a combined regime for 1.9±0.8 years, 8 patients have ...
Limited information is currently available to clinicians on the long-term safety of inhaled corticosteroids in COPD.1 Our primary objectives were to systematically review the current evidence of the risks of pneumonia with long-term use of inhaled corticosteroids in patients with COPD. We also aimed...