- patient's health
- the health of the patient's liver
- the health of the patient's kidneys
- medicines recommended by the doctor
- any other medicines being used
- herbal supplements being used
- response to the medicine
Soluble Prednisolone Dosage
Adult
- Recommended: 200 mg/day for a week, followed by 80 mg/day every other day for one month
Children
- Initial: 0.14 mg-2 mg/kg (0.06 mg-0.9 mg/lb of body weight) daily in 3-4 divided doses depending on the severity
Children
- Recommended: 60 mg/m2 bsa/day given in three divided doses for 4 weeks and 40 mg/m2 bsa/day single dose should be given on alternate days for 4 weeks
Children
- Recommended: 1-2 mg/kg (0.4-0.9 mg/lb of body weight) daily in single or divided doses for 3-10 day bursts
Adult
Adult
Adult
Adult
Adult
Dosage calculation for children
To calculate the dosage for children please use the
weight based dose calculator to calculate the appropriate dosage as per the weight of your child.
Forms
Orally disintegrating tablets
Strength: 10 mg, 15 mg, 30 mg
Tablet
Strength: 5 mg
Suspension for Injection
Strength: 25 mg/ml
Syrup
Strength: 15 mg/5 ml, 10 mg/3.3 ml, 7.5 mg/2.5 ml, 5 mg/1.6 ml
Special Instructions
Eye drops
Shake the bottle well before use and avoid touching the dropper tip against the eye. Close your eyes for 2-3 minutes after inserting an eye drop. If you have poured more than one drop in the same eye, wait for at least 5 minutes before inserting the next drop.
Eye ointment
Thoroughly wash your hands with soap and water. Avoid contact of the tip of the tube against your eye. Generally, a 1/2-inch strip of ointment is used for the effectiveness, unless directed by your doctor. Close your eyes for 1 to 2 minutes to allow the medicine to be fully absorbed.
Injection (intramuscular and intra-articular)
The dose of intra-articular injection depends upon the size of the affected joints. Not more than three joints can be treated in a day. Similarly, the dosage of intramuscular injection depends upon the severe conditions of the disease and response to this medicine.
Missed Dose
A missed dose should be taken as early as you remember it. However, if the time for the next dose is almost there, then the missed dose should be skipped, and the regular dosing schedule should be continued. Avoid taking a repeated dose to make up for a missed dose.
Overdose
What to do if you overdose on Soluble Prednisolone?
If you have taken more than the recommended dose of Soluble
Prednisolone, get medical treatment immediately. In the case of long-term intoxication, vomiting and cleaning out the contents of the stomach (gastric lavage) may help to reduce the toxic effects. Continuous
steroid therapy is required to decrease overdose symptoms of Soluble
Prednisolone.
Symptoms of an overdose of Soluble Prednisolone
If you use too much of this medicine, it could lead to dangerous levels of the medicine in your body. In such cases, symptoms of an overdose may include:
- abnormal enlargement of the liver
- abnormal fat deposits
- acne
- decreased blood potassium level
- decreased glucose tolerance
- decreased resistance to infection
- dry scaly skin
- excessive hair growth (hypertrichosis)
- fluid build up inside the body
- fractures
- headache
- high blood pressure
- increase in appetite
- increased heartbeat
- increased sweating
- inflammation of a vein due to the blood clot formation (thrombophlebitis)
- insufficient production of cortisol hormone (adrenal insufficiency)
- irregular periods (accentuated menopausal symptoms)
- low bone density (osteoporosis)
- menstrual disorders
- mental illness
- pain from nerve damage (neuropathy)
- skin coloration (pigmentation)
- skin discoloration (ecchymosis)
- skin marks during pregnancy (striae)
- stomach ulcer
- swelling of the abdomen (abdominal distention)
- thinning of scalp hair
- weakness
- weight gain
If you think you have overdosed on Soluble Prednisolone Tablet, call a poison control center immediately. You can look up the poison control center information from the
Poison Center Finder at TabletWise.com.