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Prednisolone
Essential medicine status
Section:
21. Ophthalmological preparations 21.2. Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-inflammatory agents
ATC codes: S01BA04
EMLc
Indication
Scleritis ICD11 code: 9B51
INN
Prednisolone
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core (EML)
(EMLc)
Formulations
Local > Ophthalmological > Solution (eye drops): 0.5% (sodium phosphate)
EML status history
First added in 1989 (TRS 796)
Changed in 1991 (TRS 825)
Changed in 2007 (TRS 950)
Changed in 2021 (TRS 1035)
Sex
All
Age
Also recommended for children
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Therapeutic alternatives limitations
Therapeutic alternatives to be reviewed (2023)
Therapeutic alternatives limitations for EMLc
Therapeutic alternatives to be reviewed (2023)
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Prednisolone
DrugBank
Prednisolone
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
Following the review of square box listings on the EML and EMLc, the Expert Committee recommended the therapeutic alternatives for prednisolone eye drops be reviewed.