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Prednisone

Medication corticosteroid other
Aka: Deltasone
Brands seen in Singapore: Apo-Prednisone
Not medical advice. Check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start, stop or change the timing of anything you take.
How to use
What it’s for
Inflammatory, allergic and autoimmune conditions (US label)
When to take
US label: the dose is individualised to the condition
Pros & cons
Pros
  • One 5 mg strength registered in SG (apo-prednisone)
  • US label: spans many inflammatory and allergic uses
Cons
  • US label: infection risk rises as the dose rises
  • US label: mood, sleep and blood-sugar changes listed
  • US label: adrenal suppression can persist for months
Sources
  1. HSA — Listing of Registered Therapeutic Products (data.gov.sg dataset d_767279312753558cbf19d48344577084), Forensicclassification column; all 5,511 rows cached at /tmp/hsa_all.json and filtered locally, 27 Aug 2026 · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “APO-PREDNISONE TABLET 5 mg SIN04379P | PREDNISONE | Prescription Only | H02AB07 | TABLET | approved 3/5/1990 — the ONLY prednisone row among all 5,511; no DELTASONE row exists; 6 PREDNISOLONE rows are a different active”
  2. MOH National Drug Formulary (Singapore) — APO-PREDNISONE TABLET 5 MG [SIN04379P], product information and forensic classification · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “PREDNISONE - 5 MG … Manufacturer APOTEX INC - CANADA … Licence Holder PHARMAFORTE SINGAPORE PTE LTD … Forensic Classification PRESCRIPTION ONLY MEDICINES … ATC code H02AB07 … Prescription-only Medicines with Exemptions for Supply without Prescription: NA”
  3. US FDA label via DailyMed — Prednisone Tablets, USP, INDICATIONS & USAGE (SPL setid c60a07f9…) · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Prednisone Tablets, USP are indicated in the following conditions: Endocrine Disorders … Rheumatic Disorders … Collagen Diseases … Dermatologic Diseases … Allergic States: Control of severe or incapacitating allergic conditions intractable to adequate trials of conventional treatment … Respiratory Diseases”
  4. US FDA label via DailyMed — Prednisone Tablets, USP, DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “The initial dosage of prednisone may vary from 5 mg to 60 mg per day, depending on the specific disease entity being treated … IT SHOULD BE EMPHASIZED THAT DOSAGE REQUIREMENTS ARE VARIABLE AND MUST BE INDIVIDUALIZED”
  5. US FDA label via DailyMed — Prednisone Tablets, USP, CONTRAINDICATIONS and WARNINGS · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Prednisone Tablets are contraindicated in systemic fungal infections and known hypersensitivity to components … Corticosteroids, including prednisone, suppress the immune system and increase the risk of infection … The rate of infectious complications increases with increasing corticosteroid dosages”
  6. US FDA label via DailyMed — Prednisone Tablets, USP, PRECAUTIONS · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Psychic derangements may appear when corticosteroids are used, ranging from euphoria, insomnia, mood swings, personality changes, and severe depression, to frank psychotic manifestations … Drug-induced secondary adrenocortical insufficiency … may persist for months after discontinuation of therapy”
  7. US FDA label via DailyMed — Prednisone Tablets, USP, immunisation and aspirin cautions · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “While on corticosteroid therapy patients should not be vaccinated against smallpox. Other immunization procedures should not be undertaken in patients who are on corticosteroids … Aspirin should be used cautiously in conjunction with corticosteroids in hypoprothrombinemia”
  8. US FDA label via DailyMed — Prednisone Tablets, USP, corticosteroid–cyclosporine interaction · read 2026-08-27
    what it says
    “Convulsions have been reported with concurrent use of methylprednisolone and cyclosporine. Since concurrent use of these agents results in a mutual inhibition of metabolism … adverse events … may be more apt to occur”
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Updated 2026-08-29. Every line above traces to a numbered source. Kozen-X is not a medical device and does not give medical advice. It lists what published sources have written down — nothing more. A pair not listed is unrecorded, not cleared. Before you start, stop or re-time anything, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.