Prednisone is a versatile medication — but it has a few potential side effects. Does prednisone cause hair loss? It’s possible, though there’s not much evidence to confirm it. You may have been ...

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) are prescribed corticosteroid anti-inflammatory drugs as standard of care, but long-term use comes with significant adverse effects. For individuals ...

Abiraterone use for prostate cancer can cause mineralocorticoid excess syndrome (MES; eg, hypertension and hypokalemia). Prednisone mitigates these effects; however, the optimal dose level is unclear.

WASHINGTON, DC — Cutaneous immune-related adverse events (cirAEs) in oncology patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) should be treated in as targeted a fashion as possible and with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Both abstracts evaluated the association of cardiovascular events among cohorts of patients with rheumatoid ...

Constipation usually doesn’t happen as a direct result of steroid use. But some of the long-term effects of steroid use on your body, such as lowered blood potassium levels, can cause constipation.

DEAR PEOPLE’S PHARMACY: I have been taking prednisone since 2008 for an autoimmune disease, and I may spend the rest of my life coping with the adverse effects. The major problem now appears to be ...

November 11, 2010 (Atlanta, Georgia) — Modified-release (MR) prednisone is safe and more effective for morning symptoms of chronic rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than immediate-release prednisone or ...

Medically reviewed by Alex Yampolsky, PharmDKey TakeawaysPrednisone should be reduced gradually to avoid severe withdrawal symptoms.Your healthcare provider will help create a tapering schedule based ...