Prednisone
Prednisone (prednisone) is a small molecule pharmaceutical. Prednisone was first approved as Paracort on 1982-01-01. It is used to treat adrenal insufficiency, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis, ankylosing spondylitis, and asthma amongst others in the USA. The pharmaceutical is active against glucocorticoid receptor.
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Prednisone (discontinued: Cortan, Deltasone, Deltome, Fernisone, Liquid pred, Meticorten, Orasone, Paracort, Prednicen, Prednisone, Rayos, Servisone)
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Prednisone
Tradename | Company | Number | Date | Products |
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| RAYOS | Horizon Therapeutics Public | N-202020 DISCN | 2012-07-26 | 3 products, RLD |
| PARACORT | Pfizer | N-010962 DISCN | 1982-01-01 | 1 products |
| DELTASONE | Pharmacia & Upjohn | N-009986 DISCN | 1982-01-01 | 5 products, RLD |
| PREDNISONE | Roxane Laboratories | N-017109 DISCN | 1982-01-01 | 1 products |
| METICORTEN | Merck & Co | N-009766 DISCN | 1982-01-01 | 2 products, RLD |
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Brand Name | Status | Last Update |
|---|---|---|
| cortane-b | unapproved drug other | 2017-03-20 |
| deltasone | ANDA | 2018-11-02 |
| deltasone 5mg | ANDA | 2020-10-15 |
| p- pack prednisone 20mg, 7- day tapering dose pack | ANDA | 2025-02-11 |
| prednisone | ANDA | 2025-10-03 |
| prednisone prednisone | ANDA | 2025-07-14 |
| prednisone prednisone intensol | ANDA | 2025-04-22 |
| prednisone tablets, usp, 10 mg | ANDA | 2025-10-03 |
| prednisone tablets, usp, 10 mg prednisone tablets, usp, 20 mg prednisone tablets, usp, 5 mg | ANDA | 2025-08-15 |
| prednisone tablets, usp, 20 mg | ANDA | 2025-10-03 |
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A: Alimentary tract and metabolism drugs
— A07: Antidiarrheals, intestinal antiinflammatory/antiinfective agents
— A07E: Intestinal antiinflammatory agents
— A07EA: Corticosteroids acting locally
— A07EA03: Prednisone
H: Systemic hormonal preparations, excl. sex hormones and insulins
— H02: Corticosteroids for systemic use
— H02A: Corticosteroids for systemic use, plain
— H02AB: Glucocorticoids, systemic
— H02AB07: Prednisone
HCPCS
Code | Description |
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| G2112 | Patient receiving <=5 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent), or ra activity is worsening, or glucocorticoid use is for less than 6 months |
| G2113 | Patient receiving >5 mg daily prednisone (or equivalent) for longer than 6 months, and improvement or no change in disease activity |
| G9468 | Patient not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or greater for all fills |
| G9470 | Patients not receiving corticosteroids greater than or equal to 10 mg/day of prednisone equivalents for 60 or greater consecutive days or a single prescription equating to 600 mg prednisone or greater for all fills |
| J7512 | Prednisone, immediate release or delayed release, oral, 1 mg |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple sclerosis | D009103 | EFO_0003885 | G35 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis | D020529 | EFO_0003929 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
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Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Prostatic neoplasms | D011471 | — | C61 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Non-hodgkin lymphoma | D008228 | — | C85.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Lymphoma | D008223 | — | C85.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Mantle-cell lymphoma | D020522 | — | C83.1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Allergic rhinitis perennial | D012221 | EFO_1001417 | J30.89 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Asthma | D001249 | EFO_0000270 | J45 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Pulmonary eosinophilia | D011657 | EFO_0007257 | J82.81 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Castration-resistant prostatic neoplasms | D064129 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Indications Phases 2
Indication | MeSH | Ontology | ICD-10 | Ph 1 | Ph 2 | Ph 3 | Ph 4 | Other | Total |
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| Lupus nephritis | D008181 | EFO_0005761 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Systemic lupus erythematosus | D008180 | EFO_0002690 | M32 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Neoplasms | D009369 | — | C80 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Hodgkin disease | D006689 | — | C81 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
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| Drug common name | Prednisone |
| INN | prednisone |
| Description | Prednisone is a synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone (a beta-hydroxy group instead of the oxo group at position 11), which is the active drug and also a steroid. It has a role as a prodrug, an anti-inflammatory drug, an antineoplastic agent, an immunosuppressive agent and an adrenergic agent. It is a 20-oxo steroid, an 11-oxo steroid, a 21-hydroxy steroid, a 17alpha-hydroxy steroid, a glucocorticoid, a 3-oxo-Delta(1),Delta(4)-steroid, a primary alpha-hydroxy ketone, a tertiary alpha-hydroxy ketone and a C21-steroid. |
| Classification | Small molecule |
| Drug class | prednisone and prednisolone derivatives |
| Image (chem structure or protein) |  |
| Structure (InChI/SMILES or Protein Sequence) | C[C@]12CC(=O)[C@H]3[C@@H](CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@@]43C)[C@@H]1CC[C@]2(O)C(=O)CO |
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| PDB | — |
| CAS-ID | 53-03-2 |
| RxCUI | — |
| ChEMBL ID | CHEMBL635 |
| ChEBI ID | 8382 |
| PubChem CID | 5865 |
| DrugBank | DB00635 |
| UNII ID | VB0R961HZT (ChemIDplus, GSRS) |
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NR3C1
NR3C1
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Homo sapiens
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NR3C1
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glucocorticoid receptor
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Nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1, nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 variant hGR-B(54), nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 variant hGR-B(77), nuclear receptor subfamily 3 group C member 1 variant hGR-B(93), nuclear receptor subfamily 3, group C, member 1 (glucocorticoid receptor)
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Nr3c1 (14815)
glucocorticoid receptor (Q61629)
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