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Drug ReportsPrednisone
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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infectionsD007239
neoplasmsD009369
musculoskeletal diseasesD009140
digestive system diseasesD004066
respiratory tract diseasesD012140
otorhinolaryngologic diseasesD010038
nervous system diseasesD009422
eye diseasesD005128
urogenital diseasesD000091642
hemic and lymphatic diseasesD006425
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Prednisone (discontinued: Cortan, Deltasone, Deltome, Fernisone, Liquid pred, Meticorten, Orasone, Paracort, Prednicen, Prednisone, Rayos, Servisone)
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Prednisone
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Date
Products
RAYOSHorizon Therapeutics PublicN-202020 DISCN2012-07-26
3 products, RLD
PARACORTPfizerN-010962 DISCN1982-01-01
1 products
DELTASONEPharmacia & UpjohnN-009986 DISCN1982-01-01
5 products, RLD
PREDNISONERoxane LaboratoriesN-017109 DISCN1982-01-01
1 products
METICORTENMerck & CoN-009766 DISCN1982-01-01
2 products, RLD
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cortane-bunapproved drug other2017-03-20
deltasoneANDA2018-11-02
deltasone 5mgANDA2020-10-15
p- pack prednisone 20mg, 7- day tapering dose packANDA2025-02-11
prednisoneANDA2025-05-28
prednisone prednisoneANDA2024-02-09
prednisone prednisone intensolANDA2024-02-20
prednisone tablets, usp, 10 mgANDA2025-05-05
prednisone tablets, usp, 10 mg prednisone tablets, usp, 20 mg prednisone tablets, usp, 5 mgANDA2025-05-22
prednisone tablets, usp, 20 mgANDA2025-05-27
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leukemia—D007938C95
psoriatic arthritisEFO_0003778D015535L40.5
atopic dermatitisEFO_0000274D003876L20
ulcerative colitisEFO_0000729D003093K51
ankylosing spondylitisEFO_0003898D013167M45
nephrotic syndromeEFO_0004255D009404N04
multiple sclerosisEFO_0003885D009103G35
sarcoidosisEFO_0000690D012507D80-D89
lymphoma—D008223C85.9
graft vs host disease—D006086D89.81
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Prednisone, Rayos, Horizon
81682182028-01-07DPU-1269
95046992027-08-03U-1362
83091242024-04-23U-1292
83944072024-04-23DPU-1362
90400852024-04-23U-1362
91863322024-04-23U-1362
ATC Codes
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
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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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CataractD002386EFO_0001059H26.9—11——2
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General
Drug common namePrednisone
INNprednisone
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 classprednisone and prednisolone derivatives
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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
Identifiers
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CAS-ID53-03-2
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ChEMBL IDCHEMBL635
ChEBI ID8382
PubChem CID5865
DrugBankDB00635
UNII IDVB0R961HZT (ChemIDplus, GSRS)
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Agency Approved
NR3C1
NR3C1
Organism
Homo sapiens
Gene name
NR3C1
Gene synonyms
GRL
NCBI Gene ID
2908
Protein name
glucocorticoid receptor
Protein synonyms
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)
Uniprot ID
Q6N0A4
Mouse ortholog
Nr3c1 (14815)
glucocorticoid receptor (Q61629)
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