This medication is a type of corticosteroid that is used to manage inflammatory conditions. It is also used to treat diseases that directly affect a person's immune system. As such, Prednisone is used to suppress the immune system so as to keep the body from rejecting transplanted organs, as well as in treating a wide variety of conditions. Some of the most common ailments include:
1.Replacement therapy in patients whose adrenal glands are unable to produce sufficient amounts of cortisol
2.Several different types of arthritis
3.Ulcerative Colitis
4.Crohn's Disease
5.Systemic Lupus
6.Allergic Reactions
7.Asthma
8.Severe Psoriasis
9.Leukemia
10.Lymphoma
11.Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura
12.Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia