Predo 5 mg tablets

Product Description:

Prednisolone tablets

What is prednisolone and what is it used for?

Boosting your body with extra corticosteroids (such as prednisolone tablets) is an effective way to treat various conditions that involve inflammation in the body. Prednisolone reduces this inflammation, which can continue to make your condition worse. You must take this medication regularly to get the most benefit from it.

Do not take prednisolone if:

• You are allergic to prednisolone or any of the other ingredients of this medicine.

• You have any infection, unless you are receiving specific treatment for it.

• Suffering from herpes infection of the eye

• You suffer from lactose intolerance or glucose-galactose malabsorption.

Warnings and Precautions:

Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before taking prednisolone if:

• You have had major depression or manic depression (bipolar disorder) in the past. This includes having depression before while taking steroid medicines such as prednisolone

• Any of your close family members have had these diseases.

Also talk to your doctor before taking prednisolone if you have:

• Osteoporosis (weak bones), especially in women who have passed menopause.

• High blood pressure or heart failure

• Diabetes or a family history of the disease

• Tuberculosis (a lung disease) or history of tuberculosis

• Glaucoma (an eye condition that affects vision) or a history of glaucoma or a family history of glaucoma

• History of muscle weakness caused by steroid therapy

• Severe liver or kidney problems

• Epilepsy, seizures/fits

• Stomach ulcer

• Hypothyroidism, which can cause fatigue and weight gain.

• Recent heart attack

• Ever had blood clots?

• Cushing's disease

• Inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease

• Scleroderma (also known as systemic sclerosis, an autoimmune disorder)

Possible side effects of prednisolone:

Symptoms include: fatigue, increased white blood cell count, serious mental health problems, blood clots, nausea and vomiting, heart problems, seizures, dizziness, headaches, lightheadedness, insomnia, thinning skin, easy bruising, stretch marks, and patches of skin redness. , itching, rash, hives, acne, excessive hair growth, slow wound healing, increased sweating, absent or irregular menstrual periods, face becoming very round, weight gain, increased blood sugar, high blood pressure, carbohydrate imbalance in diabetes, euphoria (feeling high), feeling dependent on medication, general feeling of being unwell, vision problems, worsening of schizophrenia, worsening of epilepsy, increased risk of stroke in Horton's disease, increased pressure in the eyeball (glaucoma), pressure on the nerve in the eye, thinning of the eye tissue (sclera and cornea), bulging eyes, worsening of viral or fungal infections of the eye, existing infections may worsen, previous infections such as tuberculosis, muscle wasting of the arms and legs, muscle pain, bone fractures, tendon ruptures, indigestion, stomach ulcers with bleeding or perforation.