Prednisone

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Molecule Structure

Scientific Name

Prednisone

Description of the Drug

Prednisone is a corticosteroid used to treat inflammation or immune-mediated reactions and to treat endocrine or neoplastic diseases.

Source: DrugBank Online – DrugBank.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10 from
http://www.drugbank.ca/drugs/DB00635

Brand Name(s)

Cortan, Cortancyl, Decortisyl, Delta-dome, Deltasone, Fernisone, Liquid pred, Lodotra, Meticorten, Orasone, Paracort, Prednicen-m, Prednisone, Prednisone intensol, Rayos, Servisone, Sterapred

Company Owner(s)

Scherer Laboratories Inc, Vitarine Pharmaceuticals Inc, Schering Corp Sub Schering Plough Corp, Horizon Therapeutics Usa Inc, Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc, Cm Bundy Co, Halsey Drug Co Inc, Kv Pharmaceutical Co, Muro Pharmaceutical Inc, Watson Laboratories Inc

Mechanism(s) Of Action

Target Name Target Type Action Type Target ChEMBL ID
Glucocorticoid receptor SINGLE PROTEIN AGONIST CHEMBL2034

Unichem Links

SureChEMBL SCHEMBL3288
PharmGKB PA451100
Human Metabolome Database HMDB0014773
DrugBank DB00635
PubChem: Thomson Pharma 14876665 14901277
PubChem 5865
Mcule MCULE-2603291254
LINCS LSM-24953
Nikkaji J4.137H
EPA CompTox Dashboard DTXSID4021185
LipidMaps LMST02030180
DrugCentral 2253
Brenda 90423 104334 145980 44723 145066 90421 90706
ChemicalBook CB6716222 CB44844383
Guide to Pharmacology 7096
rxnorm DELTASONE RAYOS PREDNISONE
PubChem: Drugs of the Future 125299297
KEGG Ligand C07370
ChEBI 8382
ZINC ZINC000003875357