Drug ID:Drug41
Drug Name:Prednisolone
CID:5755
DrugBank ID:DB00860
Modality:Small Molecule
Groups:approved
US Approved:YES
Other Approved:YES
Identifier: NCT05341401, , NCT00299013, , NCT00984568
Molecular Formula:C21H28O5
Molecular Weight:360.4 g/mol
Isomeric SMILES:C[C@]12C[C@@H]([C@H]3[C@H]([C@@H]1CC[C@@]2(C(=O)CO)O)CCC4=CC(=O)C=C[C@]34C)O
Synonyms:prednisolone; 50-24-8; Metacortandralone; Hydroretrocortine; Delta-Cortef; Deltacortril; Deltahydrocortisone; Codelcortone; Cortalone; Prenolone
Phase 0: 2
Phase 1: 68
Phase 2: 199
Phase 3: 211
Phase 4: 146
Description:A glucocorticoid with the general properties of the corticosteroids. It is the drug of choice for all conditions in which routine systemic corticosteroid therapy is indicated, except adrenal deficiency states. [PubChem]

Molecular Structure

2D Molecular Structure

Knowledge Graph

dtIDCIDCompound NameGene IDGene NameSpeciesPubMed IDsAction
dt373 5755 Prednisolone 2539 G6PD Homo sapiens (human) None
dt374 5755 Prednisolone 5243 ABCB1 Homo sapiens (human) 18310528 ABCB1 results in decreased susceptibility to prednisolone
dt375 5755 Prednisolone 43 ACHE Oreochromis mossambicus (Mozambique tilapia) 2743920 Prednisolone inhibits the reaction [benthiocarb results in decreased activity of ACHE protein]
dt376 5755 Prednisolone 57007 ACKR3 Homo sapiens (human) 19192274 Prednisolone results in decreased expression of ACKR3 mRNA
dt377 5755 Prednisolone 2180 ACSL1 Homo sapiens (human) 17379860 Prednisolone results in increased expression of ACSL1 mRNA
dt378 5755 Prednisolone 135 ADORA2A Homo sapiens (human) 19192274 Prednisolone results in decreased expression of ADORA2A mRNA
dt379 5755 Prednisolone 196 AHR Mus musculus (house mouse) 30203046 Prednisolone results in increased activity of AHR protein
dt380 5755 Prednisolone 11997 Akr1b7 Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) 21149847 Prednisolone inhibits the reaction [freund's adjuvant results in increased expression of AKR1B7 mrna]
dt381 5755 Prednisolone 213 ALB Homo sapiens (human) 3404815 Prednisolone results in increased expression of ALB protein
dt382 5755 Prednisolone 213 ALB Rattus norvegicus (Norway rat) 30276927 Montelukast inhibits the reaction [prednisolone results in decreased secretion of ALB protein]|prednisolone results in decreased secretion of ALB protein

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Phase Distribution
Phase Description
  • Phase 0: Exploratory trials to assess drug behavior in humans
  • Phase 1: Safety trials to determine safe dosage range
  • Phase 2: Efficacy trials to evaluate therapeutic effects
  • Phase 3: Large-scale trials to confirm efficacy and safety
  • Phase 4: Post-marketing surveillance for long-term safety and efficacy

Trial IDTitlePhaseStatusSponsorIndicationsInterventions
NCT00299013 Study of COLAL-PRED in the Treatment of Moderate Acute Ulcerative Colitis PHASE3 COMPLETED Alizyme Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: COLAL-PRED|DRUG: Prednisolone Details
NCT00984568 Conventional Step-Up Versus Infliximab Monotherapy in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis (P05553) PHASE3 TERMINATED Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC Colitis, Ulcerative BIOLOGICAL: Infliximab|DRUG: Prednisolone|DRUG: 5… Details
NCT01941589 Corticosteroids+5-aminosalicylic Acid Compared to Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Moderate-severe Ulcerative Colitis PHASE4 COMPLETED Sheba Medical Center Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: oral 5-ASA+/-topical 5-ASA+IV corticosteroi… Details
NCT03219359 Autologous Stem Cell Transplant for Crohn's Disease PHASE2 RECRUITING Aaron Etra Crohn Disease PROCEDURE: Autologous stem cell transplant|DRUG: … Details
NCT00152620 Dexamethasone Versus Methylprednisolone for the Treatment of Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease None TERMINATED University of Chicago Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) DRUG: Dexamethasone|DRUG: Methylprednisolone Details
CTIS2023-508913-18-00 Transfer of prednisolone into human breast milk and plasma of breastfeeding children - A low intervention cohort study with biobanking of breast milk and plasma PHASE4 Recruiting Uppsala Universitet Reumatoid Arthritis, SLE, myositis, psoriatric ar… Product Name: , Product Code:SCP1158234, Pharmace… Details
ACTRN12622001434785 Maintaining Remission of Ulcerative Colitis with __Faecal Microbiota Transplantation: the MR-UC-FMT Trial Not Available Not Recruiting Central Adelaide Local Health Network Ulcerative Colitis;Inflammatory Bowel Disease; U… All patients will receive Prednisolone 50mg oral … Details
NL-OMON25521 Microbiota targeted therapy as alternative for prednisolone and biologicals in IBD patients during the current COVID-19 threat: a prospective study addressing the safety of Budesonide in combination with rifaximin or the Crohns Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) Not Available No Nestlé 23/08/2021 None The results of this prospective study may result … Details
JPRN-UMIN000030000 The efficacy and safety of topical budezonide for pouchitis after restorative proctocolectomy in patients with ulcerative colitis. - The efficacy and safety of topical budezonide for pouchitis. PHASE1 Not Recruiting Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Hyogo College of Medicine ulcerative colitis pouchitis Topical budesonido 2weeks of 2mg daily Topical … Details
CTRI/2017/10/010160 Evaluation of a Peri-Operative Low Dose Steroid Regimen for Steroid Treated Inflammatory Bowel Disease patients A Prospective Randomised Study PHASE2|PHASE3 Recruiting AIIMS Health Condition 1: null- patient having infalmma… Intervention1: Low dose Steroid (LDS) Regimen: Pa… Details
ISRCTN23541842 The auxiliary diagnostic value of fissured tongue on axial and peripheral joint dysfunction in Ankylosing Spondylitis Not Available Not Recruiting Zhejiang University Of Chinese Medicine Ankylosing spondylitis Musculoskeletal Diseases … Participants are screened and undergo a clinical … Details
EUCTR2010-020448-37-NL Randomized placebo-controlled multicenter exploratory Phase IIA study to assess the safety and efficacy of PEG-liposomal prednisolone sodium phosphate (Nanocort) in subjects with active ulcerative colitis. Not Available Not Recruiting Enceladus Pharmaceuticals Active Ulcerative Colitis MedDRA version: 14.1_L… Product Name: PEG-liposomal prednisolone sodium p… Details
ISRCTN81965907 The value of faecal calprotectin (CPT) in monitoring the response to treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease Not Available Not Recruiting Department of Health (UK) Inflammatory bowel disease Digestive System Cro… Patients with active inflammatory bowel disease w… Details
NCT05587673 High Dose Steroid Therapy to Treat Flares in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) PHASE1 COMPLETED Stanford University Inflammatory Bowel Diseases|Crohn Disease|Ulcerat… DRUG: Methylprednisolone Details
NCT00955123 Effects of Prednisolone and Infliximab on the Regulation of Urea Synthesis in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease None COMPLETED University of Aarhus Inflammatory Bowel Diseases None Details
NCT05341401 Budesonide Multimatrix(MMX) Versus Prednisolone in Management of Mild to Moderate Ulcerative Colitis PHASE2|PHASE3 UNKNOWN Assiut University Ulcerative Colitis Chronic DRUG: Budesonide MMX|DRUG: Prednisolone Details
NCT05867329 A Trial for Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis PHASE4 RECRUITING Berinstein, Jeffrey Ulcerative Colitis Acute DRUG: Cyclosporine Injection (IV)|DRUG: Cyclospor… Details
NCT02921555 Endovenous Corticosteroid Pulses in Moderate Ulcerative Colitis PHASE4 TERMINATED Grupo Espanol de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa Ulcerative Colitis DRUG: Methylprednisolone|DRUG: Prednisone Details
EUCTR2008-005903-25-DE Exploratory, open-label study to demonstrate efficacy, safety and tolerability of SC12267 (35 mg) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) Not Available Not Recruiting 4SC AG inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and u… Product Name: SC12267 Product Code: SC12267 Pharm… Details

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Prednisolone pharmacokinetics in dogs with protein-losing enteropathy

PMID: 39715442
Year: 2025
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

BACKGROUND: It is unknown if glucocorticoid malabsorption contributes to the approximate 50% treatment failure rate in dogs with protein-losing enter…

Effects of prednisolone tapering on effectiveness of infliximab in patients wit…

PMID: 38719549
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The influence of concomitant prednisolone on clinical outcomes and safety in infliximab-treated ulcerative colitis (UC) pat…

3D-printed prednisolone phosphate suppositories with tunable dose and rapid rel…

PMID: 38042381
Year: 2024
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

Established medicines are often not tailored to the needs of the pediatric population, causing difficulties with administration or dosing. Three-dime…

Possible genetical predictors of efficacy and safety of budesonide-MMX in patie…

PMID: 36811412
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

BACKGROUND: Budesonide-MMX is a topically active corticosteroid degraded by cytochrome-P450 enzymes, resulting in favorable side-effect profile. We a…

Perioperative Low-Dose Prednisolone Treatment Has Beneficial Effects on Postope…

PMID: 36638152
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: High-dose glucocorticoid treatment has been identified as a risk factor for anastomotic leakage in patients with inflammatory bo…

Resolution of Laryngeal Ulceration with Prednisolone Therapy in a Patient with …

PMID: 36450464
Year: 2023
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

A 23-year-old man diagnosed with Crohn's disease (CD) was treated with infliximab. He developed new-onset sore throat and dysphagia during admission,…

Comparing adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells with prednisolone for the trea…

PMID: 35713592
Year: 2022
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of feline mesenchymal stem cells (fMSC) with prednisolone as a treatment for infl…

Evaluation of the endoscopic treatment with topical prednisolone administration…

PMID: 35195075
Year: 2021
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

<br><b>Introduction:</b> The prevalence of Crohn's disease amounts to 5.9 cases per 100,000 population. Complications such as intes…

The Effectiveness of Methylprednisolone as a Premedication Among the Pediatric …

PMID: 34690297
Year: 2021
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

Administering medications prior to infliximab infusions to prevent infusion-related infliximab reactions is a common practice in the United States. H…

Prednisolone versus placebo addition in the treatment of patients with recent-o…

PMID: 32513294
Year: 2020
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

BACKGROUND: The symptom severity of a substantial group of schizophrenia patients (30-40%) does not improve through pharmacotherapy with antipsychoti…

The Association of methylprednisolone dosing to cessation of myotonia in a pati…

PMID: 32312586
Year: 2020
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

We report the case of a patient suffering from duplicity of myotonic dystrophy type 1 and ulcerative colitis whose treatment for ulcerative colitis i…

Nanogels of a Succinylated Glycol Chitosan-Succinyl Prednisolone Conjugate: Rel…

PMID: 32235554
Year: 2020
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

Recently, the potential of nanoparticles (NPs) in ulcerative colitis (UC) therapy has been increasingly demonstrated. Namely, anionic NPs have been f…

Preparation of Chondroitin Sulfate-Glycyl-Prednisolone Conjugate Nanogel and It…

PMID: 31257292
Year: 2019
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.5

A conjugate between chondroitin sulfate (CS) and glycyl-prednisolone (GP), named CS-GP, was produced by carbodiimide coupling at a high GP/CS ratio. …

Eudragit S100 coated microsponges for Colon targeting of prednisolone

PMID: 29260916
Year: 2018
Relationship Type: Adverse Effect Score: 6.3

CONTEXT: Microsponge is a novel approach for targeting the drug to the colon for the management of colon ailments such as inflammatory bowel disease.…

Surface-deacetylated chitin nanofibers reinforced with a sulfobutyl ether β-cyc…

PMID: 28821031
Year: 2017
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.3

Surface-deacetylated chitin nanofibers (SDACNFs) reinforced with a sulfobutyl ether beta-cyclodextrin (SBE-beta-CD) (NFs-CDs) gel were developed to o…

Treatment of children and adolescents with ulcerative colitis by adsorptive dep…

PMID: 23961883
Year: 2013
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.1

BACKGROUND: Currently available drugs for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) include salicylates, thiopurines, corticosteroids and new anti-tum…

Glycyrrhizin enhances therapeutic activity of a colon-specific methylprednisolo…

PMID: 23192646
Year: 2013
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.1

BACKGROUND: Co-administration of a reduction inhibitor and a colon-specific prodrug of a glucocorticoid susceptible to colonic reductive metabolism i…

Infliximab- and immunosuppressant-resistant Crohn's disease successfully treate…

PMID: 22761605
Year: 2012
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.1

Activated granulocytes, monocytes, and platelets appear to be closely involved in active Crohn's disease (CD). Adsorptive granulocyte apheresis (GCAP…

Prednisolone treatment affects the performance of the QuantiFERON gold in-tube …

PMID: 21319275
Year: 2011
Relationship Type: Treatment Score: 6.1

BACKGROUND: During screening for latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), before anti-tumor-necrosis-factor-alpha treatment, most patients are already r…