metabolite of Prednisolone
Prednisone is a prodrug. Prednisolone is the active glucocorticoid.
Prednisone
Prednisone
- Category
- pharmaceutical · Glucocorticoid
- Record
- specific compound · in current use
- Identifiers
- CAS 53-03-2
- Aliases
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Glucocorticoid prodrug, converted to prednisolone. Immune suppression is a strong biological effect that may be the intended therapy or an adverse effect depending on context.
Flags: pharmaceutical
Phase-1 numbers are seed hypotheses. They are not curated consensus, not a toxicity total, and not a statement of human risk. Association is not written as causation.
Transforms to Prednisolone · activation
Prednisone is a prodrug. Prednisolone is the active glucocorticoid.