"Prednisone" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.
| Descriptor ID |
D011241
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.808.745.432.719.702
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| Concept/Terms |
Prednisone- Prednisone
- delta-Cortisone
- Dehydrocortisone
Cortan- Cortan
- Halsey Drug Brand of Prednisone
Cortancyl- Cortancyl
- Panafcort
- Aventis Brand of Prednisone
Cutason- Cutason
- mibe Brand of Prednisone
Decortin- Decortin
- Merck Brand of Prednisone
- Dacortin
Deltasone- Deltasone
- Pharmacia Brand of Prednisone
Meticorten- Meticorten
- Schering-Plough Brand of Prednisone
Orasone- Orasone
- Solvay Brand of Prednisone
Panasol- Panasol
- Seatrace Brand of Prednisone
Rectodelt- Rectodelt
- Trommsdorff Brand of Prednisone
Sone- Sone
- Fawns & McAllan Brand of Prednisone
Winpred- Winpred
- ICN Brand of Prednisone
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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