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Prednisolone is a corticosteroid tablet that calms inflammation and overactive immune reactions in allergic and autoimmune conditions, sold here in 5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 40mg strengths.
Prednisolone
5/10/20/40mg
Prednisolone tablets in 5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 40mg strengths, a corticosteroid that calms inflammation and treats allergic reactions, arthritis and autoimmune conditions.
Prednisolone is a corticosteroid, the same family as cortisol, the hormone the adrenal glands make. It calms swelling and redness and changes the way the immune system behaves. That single action explains the odd spread of problems it treats: allergic reactions, asthma attacks, inflamed skin, some kinds of arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammation in the gut, kidneys and eyes, certain blood conditions, and rejection of a transplanted organ. It also stands in when the body is not making enough cortisol of its own.
Breakfast is a common moment for the tablet, since food is kinder to the stomach. Some people take their whole dose then; others split the day's amount into two or three. Prednisolone tablets are sold in 5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 40mg, so a dose can be built up in small steps and tapered the same way at the end. For a long-running condition the tablets hold symptoms down without curing the cause, so the benefit fades once treatment ends.
That step-down is the part people underestimate. Once prednisolone has been taken for more than a few days it is lowered in stages rather than stopped dead: the adrenal glands cut back their own cortisol while the tablets do the work, and they need time to restart. A sudden stop can leave you very tired and weak, queasy, losing weight, with patchy skin colour, mouth sores and a craving for salt.
Appetite often climbs in the first weeks, sleep gets lighter, and mood can lift or turn edgy. Fluid may collect, showing as weight gain or a puffy face. Blood sugar and blood pressure can creep upwards, and months of treatment thin the bones and skin and can affect the eyes, including cataracts and raised pressure inside the eye. A quieter immune response can also hide the usual signs of an infection. Vomiting blood, or black tarry stools, points to bleeding in the stomach and needs urgent treatment.
Ibuprofen, naproxen and aspirin all add to the risk of stomach irritation and bleeding, and so does alcohol. People on diabetes medicines may find their blood sugar climbs beyond what those medicines can hold. The tablets are not used when a fungal infection has spread through the body, and live vaccines are avoided during a course.
Prednisolone can be ordered online with delivery to Hong Kong. The listing is plain Prednisolone tablets in 5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 40mg, one product covering the whole set of strengths. Every order arrives in plain, unbranded packaging with nothing on the outside to say what is inside.
Prednisolone is priced per pack: its page lists every strength and pack size with the current price in HKD or your chosen currency.
PockDose does not ask you to upload a prescription when you order prednisolone. See the ordering FAQ for details.
Orapred and Prelone are brand names of prednisolone, which is also sold as Deltacortril, Omnacortil, Predsol and Wysolone. Here, prednisolone can be bought online as prednisolone tablets. These are generics, not the original brand.
They are two forms of the same corticosteroid. Prednisone is inactive until the liver converts it into prednisolone, which is the form that does the work in the body. Both are used for inflammation and allergic conditions; the difference is that conversion step.
Alcohol makes stomach irritation more likely while you are taking prednisolone, and it adds to the same risk from anti-inflammatory painkillers such as ibuprofen and naproxen. If you do drink, keeping it modest and taking your tablet with food lowers the chance of an upset stomach.
Not after a course lasting more than a few days. The adrenal glands scale back their own cortisol production while the tablets supply it, and they need time to pick up again, so the dose is usually lowered in steps over days or weeks instead of being stopped dead.
Liquids and tablets that melt in the mouth are made for children and for anyone who struggles to swallow, but the prednisolone sold here is ordinary tablets in 5mg, 10mg, 20mg and 40mg strengths, covering both low doses and the higher ones used at the start of treatment.
The milligram figure is simply how much prednisolone the tablet contains. Higher strengths such as 40mg suit a short burst of stronger treatment, while 5mg and 10mg fit smaller doses and the gradual step-down at the end of a course.