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Prednisolone
Essential medicine status
Section:
21. Ophthalmological preparations 21.2. Ophthalmological preparations > Anti-inflammatory agents
ATC codes: S01BA04
Indication
Anterior uveitis ICD11 code: 9A96.Z
INN
Prednisolone
Medicine type
Chemical agent
List type
Core
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)
Sex
All
Age
Adolescents and adults
Therapeutic alternatives
Medicines within the same pharmacological class can be used
Patent information
Patents have expired in most jurisdictions
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Prednisolone
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Prednisolone
Summary of evidence and Expert Committee recommendations
The EMLc Subcommittee noted comments on the need for topical ophthalmic steroids to be administered under expert supervision to avoid inadvertent use in herpes simplex infections. The Subcommittee endorsed the inclusion of prednisolone eye drops with a square box on the EMLc.