Solupred 20 mg 20 tablets

Tradename

Solupred

Solupred

Compound:

Each tablet contains:

Prednisolone sodium metasulfobenzoate 31.44 mg

Equivalent to prednisolone 20.00 mg

Auxiliary components:

Polyacrylate, mannitol (granules), mannitol (powder), crospovidone, aspartame, magnesium stearate.

Properties

Prednisolone is a synthetic glucocorticoid drug, a dehydrated analog of hydrocortisone. It has anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, immunosuppressive, anti-shock effects, increases the sensitivity of β-adrenergic receptors to endogenous catecholamines.

Indications

Systemic connective tissue diseases.

Acute and chronic inflammatory diseases of the joints.

Acute rheumatism, acute rheumatic heart disease.

Dosage and administration

For adults and children weighing more than 10 kg:

The drug is taken orally with a small amount of water.

The dose and duration of treatment is selected by the doctor on an individual basis, depending on the indications and severity of the disease. The selection of the dose and duration of treatment is determined depending on the individual response to therapy.

Contraindications

— hypersensitivity to prednisolone or to any of the excipients;

— systemic mycosis;

— simultaneous use of live and attenuated vaccines with immunosuppressive doses of the drug;

Side effects

Infectious and parasitic diseases: opportunistic infection, masking of clinical symptoms of infections, candidal esophagitis.

From the immune system: skin rash, itching, anaphylactic shock.

On the part of the endocrine system: decreased glucose tolerance, «steroidal» diabetes mellitus or manifestation of latent diabetes mellitus, suppression of adrenal function.