Drug Identity
Active Ingredient
Prednisolone
Drug Class
Corticosteroids, Systemic Use
ATC Code
A07EA01, C05AA04, D07AA03, D07XA02, H02AB06, R01AD02, S01BA04, S01CB02, S02BA03, S03BA02
Status
Essential Medicine
What is Inflagic?
Uses
Prednisolone is a corticosteroid that may be used to reduce inflammation and calm down an overactive immune system. It works by mimicking...
How It Works
IM: Shake suspension well before withdrawing. Intra-articular: Attach a 206-246 needle to empty syringe, using aseptic technique, so prescriber can remove a few drops of synovial fluid to confirm that needle is in the joint. The aspirating syringe is then exchanged with a prednisolone-filled syringe to inject drug into joint
How to Take It
1
Adult
Scraped Dose
Take prednisolone exactly as prescribed by your doctor. Your doctor may occasionally change your dose. Do not use prednisolone in larger or smaller amounts or for longer than recommended. Prednisol
Safety Alerts
Systemic fungal infections unless specific anti-infective therapy is used, head injury, stroke
Important Warnings
Active infections not controlled by antibiotics, latent or active amoebiasis, history of TB, septicaemia, symptoms may be masked, avoid or maintain extreme cautions in chickenpox, measles, psychiatric disorders, renal impairment, hepatic failure, cirrhosis, active peptic ulcer, myasthenia gravis, previous steroid myopathy, osteoporosis, epilepsy, hypothyroidism, diabetes, adrenal suppression, hypertension, recent MI, congestive heart failure, thromboembolic disorders, glaucoma, corneal perforation
Withdraw gradually, withdrawal symptoms may include fever, myalgia, arthralgia, rhinitis, itchy skin nodules and weight loss
Side Effects
Endocrine irregularities including menstrual problemscushingoid stateadrenal suppressiongrowth suppression in childrenincreased susceptibility to infectionincreased severity of infectionfluid/electrolyte disturbancehypertensionnegative proteinnitrogen and calci-um balancemyopathytendon ruptureosteoporosisosteonecrosis and fracturesimpaired wound healing
Drug Interactions
Live vaccines or other vaccines
anticoagulants
hypoglycaemia agents
antihypertensives
diuretics
erythromycin
rifamycin
amphotericin
Pregnancy & Lactation
Pregnancy
Caution advised
Lactation
Caution advised
Price Intelligence
Rs 41.8
DVAGO observed price · per pack of 10 · as of 30 July 2026
Rs 4.18 per unit
Prices across sources
DRAPper pack of 100Rs 478.21
DVAGOper pack of 10Rs 41.8
Should you consider an alternative?
Other options containing Prednisolone, and what they are not.
Identical active ingredient at the same strength. Cheapest per unit first.
Ordered by lowest price per unit where a pack size is known, then by price. Order is never affected by sponsorship. Not medical advice — confirm any change with your pharmacist or doctor.
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