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Indications And Usage Prednisone Tablets Are Indicated In The Following Conditions: • Endocrine Disorders Primary Or Secondary Adrenocortical Insufficiency (hydrocortisone Or Cortisone Is The First Choice; Synthetic Analogs May Be Used In Conjunction With Mineralocorticoids Where Applicable; In Infancy Mineralocorticoid Supplementation Is Of Particular Importance) Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Nonsuppurative Thyroiditis Hypercalcemia Associated With Cancer • Rheumatic Disorders As Adjunctive Therapy For Short-Term Administration (to Tide The Patient Over An Acute Episode Or Exacerbation) In: Psoriatic Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis, Including Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (selected Cases May Require Low-Dose Maintenance Therapy) Ankylosing Spondylitis Acute And Subacute Bursitis Acute Nonspecific Tenosynovitis Acute Gouty Arthritis Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis Synovitis Of Osteoarthritis Epicondylitis • Collagen Diseases During An Exacerbation Or As Maintenance Therapy In Selected Cases Of: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Dermatomyositis (polymyositis) Acute Rheumatic Carditis • Dermatologic Diseases Pemphigus Bullous Dermatitis Herpetiformis Severe Erythema Multiforme (stevens-Johnson Syndrome) Exfoliative Dermatitis Mycosis Fungoides Severe Psoriasis Severe Seborrheic Dermatitis • Allergic States Control Of Severe Or Incapacitating Allergic Conditions Intractable To Adequate Trials Of Conventional Treatment: Seasonal Or Perennial Allergic Rhinitis Bronchial Asthma Contact Dermatitis Atopic Dermatitis Serum Sickness Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions • Ophthalmic Diseases Severe Acute And Chronic Allergic And Inflammatory Processes Involving The Eye And Its Adnexa Such As: Allergic Corneal Marginal Ulcers Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Anterior Segment Inflammation Diffuse Posterior Uveitis And Choroiditis Sympathetic Ophthalmia Allergic Conjunctivitis Keratitis Chorioretinitis Optic Neuritis Iritis And Iridocyclitis • Respiratory Diseases Symptomatic Sarcoidosis Loeffler's Syndrome Not Manageable By Other Means Berylliosis Aspiration Pneumonitis Fulminating Or Disseminated Pulmonary Tuberculosis When Used Concurrently With Appropriate Antituberculous Chemotherapy • Hematologic Disorders Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura In Adults Secondary Thrombocytopenia In Adults Acquired (autoimmune) Hemolytic Anemia Erythroblastopenia (rbc Anemia) Congenital (erythroid) Hypoplastic Anemia • Neoplastic Diseases For Palliative Management Of: Leukemias And Lymphomas In Adults Acute Leukemia Of Childhood • Edematous States To Induce A Diuresis Or Remission Of Proteinuria In The Nephrotic Syndrome, Without Uremia, Of The Idiopathic Type Or That Due To Lupus Erythematosus • Gastrointestinal Diseases To Tide The Patient Over A Critical Period Of The Disease In: Ulcerative Colitis Regional Enteritis • Miscellaneous Tuberculous Meningitis With Subarachnoid Block Or Impending Block When Used Concurrently With Appropriate Antituberculous Chemotherapy Trichinosis With Neurologic Or Myocardial Involvement
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