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A synthetic glucocorticoid steroid, similar to hydrocortisone, used as an anti-inflammatory, immunosuppressive, and antiallergic drug.
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Prednisolone — Systematic (IUPAC) name (11β) … Wikipedia
Prednisolone — Général No CAS … Wikipédia en Français
prednisolone — ● prednisolone nom féminin Médicament corticoïde dérivé de l hydrocortisone et possédant un pouvoir anti inflammatoire plus élevé que celle ci. ● prednisolone (synonymes) nom féminin Médicament corticoïde dérivé de l hydrocortisone et possédant… … Encyclopédie Universelle
prednisolone acetate — [USP] the 21 acetate ester of prednisolone, administered by intramuscular injection in replacement therapy for adrenocortical insufficiency and by intra articular, intralesional, or soft tissue injection as an antiinflammatory and… … Medical dictionary
prednisolone sodium phosphate — [USP] a water soluble ester of prednisolone, having a rapid onset and short duration of action; administered orally or by intramuscular injection in replacement therapy for adrenocortical insufficiency, orally or by intravenous, intramuscular,… … Medical dictionary
prednisolone sodium succinate — [USP] a water soluble ester of prednisolone, used as a glucocorticoid … Medical dictionary
prednisolone tebutate — [USP] an ester of prednisolone having a slow onset and long duration of action, used as an antiinflammatory and immunosuppressant; administered by intra articular, intralesional, or soft tissue injection … Medical dictionary
prednisolone — noun Etymology: blend of prednisone and 1 ol Date: 1955 a glucocorticoid C21H28O5 that is a dehydrogenated analog of cortisol and is used especially as an anti inflammatory drug … New Collegiate Dictionary
prednisolone — (= 1,4 pregnadiene 11b,17a, 21 triol 3,20 dione) Steroid with glucocorticoid action, very similar to prednisone. An effective anti inflammatory drug but with serious side efects … Dictionary of molecular biology
prednisolone — /pred nis euh lohn /, n. Pharm. a synthetic glucocorticoid, C21H28O5, used in various forms to treat inflammation and allergies and in the treatment of acute leukemia, Hodgkin s disease, and lymphomas. [1950 55; alter. of PREDNISONE by insertion… … Universalium
