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meprednisone
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Prednisone
Definition
: A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.
do not confuse trade name Decortin (Merck) with DESOXYCORTICOSTERONE tradename Decortin (Schieffelin)
Other names
delta-
Cortisone; Dehydrocortisone; Encortone; Encorton; Diba Brand of Prednisone; Deltasone; Decortisyl; Decortin Brand of Prednisone; Dacortin; Cutason; Cortancyl; Aventis Brand of Prednisone; Apotex Brand of Prednisone; Apo-
Prednisone; Cortan; mibe Brand of Prednisone; acis Brand of Prednisone; Winpred; Ultracorten; Trommsdorff Brand of Prednisone
Drugs:
ORASONE
PARACORT
;
FERNISONE
;
DELTASONE
;
PREDNISONE
;
DELTA-DOME
;
PREDNISONE INTENSOL
;
LIQUID PRED
;
SERVISONE
;
METICORTEN
;
PREDNICEN-M
;
CORTAN
;
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meprednisone [ 16-methylprednisone,Betapar ]
1247-42-3
Prednisone/*analogs & derivatives
Med Lett Drugs Ther 13(26):106;1971
BETAPAR