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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Remain effective. Corticosteroids: Because prednisone is a corticosteroid, it acts similarly to other medications in the class. One exception is prednisolone, which has a half-life in the body that is shorter than prednisone. That half-life time changes with age. For example, children process prednisolone faster than prednisone. Pain Relievers: Using nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and salicylates such as aspirin may increase the risk of toxicity and gastrointestinal side effects when taken with corticosteroids. Diuretics: Using corticosteroids with diuretics and other potassium-depleting medications may increase the risk of low potassium levels, or hypokalemia. Live Vaccines: Anyone on prednisone should stop taking it before receiving any a live or live-attenuated vaccine. Prednisone may increase the replication of some organisms in live-attenuated vaccines. Patients receiving immunosuppressive doses of prednisone should not use live or live-attenuated vaccines. Anticholinesterase Therapy: Like any other corticosteroid, prednisone taken in high doses may make dementia symptoms worse, but prednisone can have a stronger negative effect. Medical and drug research also shows other adverse prednisone combinations worth considering. For instance, drugmakers issued no specific label warnings about drinking alcohol with prednisone, but the U.K.’s National Health Service warns that drinking alcohol with the medication may increase the risk of developing an upset stomach.Because prednisone treats several skin disorders, it can have a suppressing result for people who take it and need to have a skin test.Finally, taking thalidomide while also taking prednisone can lead to a serious skin reaction called toxic epidermal necrolysis. Please seek the advice of a medical professional before making health care decisions.
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