Rapicort Tablets 5Mg (1 Strip = 10 Tablets)
Prednisolone belongs to a group of medicines called steroids
Prednisolone belongs to a group of medicines called steroids. Their full name is corticosteroids. These corticosteroids occur naturally in the body, and help to maintain health and well-being. Boosting your body with extra corticosteroid (such as prednisolone) is an effective way to treat various illnesses involving inflammation in the body. Prednisolone reduces this inflammation, which could otherwise go on making your condition worse.
Purpose
Pain & Inflammation
Ingredients
Prednisolone
Warnings
Before you take prednisolone tell your doctor if you suffer from or have ever been treated for tuberculosis (TB).
Before you take prednisolone tell your doctor if you have taken prednisolone (or other steroids) before and had muscular problems (steroid myopathy).
Before you take prednisolone tell your doctor if you have osteoporosis (thinning of the bone), particularly if you are past the menopause.
Side Effects
• Tiredness • increased number of white blood cells • blood clotting • nausea and vomiting • heart problems which can cause shortness of breath • convulsions • dizziness • vertigo • headache • raised pressure in the brain (which can cause headaches, nausea and vomiting) • sleeplessness • vision problems • worsening of schizophrenia • worsening of epilepsy • risk of stroke is increased in Horton disease • increased pressure in the eyeball (glaucoma) • whitening or clouding of the lens (cataracts) • pressure on the nerve to the eye, thinning of the tissues of the eye (sclera and cornea) • bulging eyes.
Storage Instructions
Store this medicine at room temperature, away from direct light and heat.
| Brand | Tabros |
| Status | Active |
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