How to Use prednisone in a Sentence

prednisone

noun

• What are the long-term side effects of this dosage of prednisone?
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 10 Nov. 2022
• The oral prednisone her doctor prescribed took the edge off.
  — Ginny Graves, Health.com, 20 Aug. 2020
• He was given a shot of prednisone to treat his inflamed lungs.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2020
• Adams has been taking prednisone to ease his symptoms, and it’s helped.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 24 Jan. 2023
• When the blood tests came back positive, the patient was given his first dose of prednisone.
  — New York Times, 15 Dec. 2021
• My doctor then put me on two more weeks of 60 mg prednisone, and a gradual taper for the next three weeks.
  — Jenna Birch, Health.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• There are many other side effects of steroids like prednisone.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2022
• The patient reported that his leg pain got better with the prednisone.
  — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2020
• His doctor gave him a third course of antibiotics and a little more prednisone.
  — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2020
• Doctors also put Stephens on massive doses of prednisone, which worked but packed on the pounds.
  — Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 Sep. 2017
• Some of the pills, like prednisone, were bitter and hard to swallow, so the pills were accompanied by a tall glass of orange juice.
  — Jessica Stuart, STAT, 6 Nov. 2020
• Drug Costs: In some cases, your symptoms may subside after a course of steroids, such as prednisone.
  — Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 15 July 2022
• Two days later, 62 percent of the patients in the prednisone group reported that the itching had gone away, but so did 76 percent of those in the placebo group.
  — Nicholas Bakalar, New York Times, 4 May 2017
• When his breathing got really bad, his doctors would give him a couple of weeks of prednisone.
  — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2020
• But with the prednisone, the pain and terrible stiffness disappeared.
  — New York Times, 10 Nov. 2021
• While battling her angry eye, the 28-year-old fashion designer had downed lots of prednisone.
  — Claire Panosian Dunavan, Discover Magazine, 8 Oct. 2014
• The only drug that controlled my symptoms was the steroid prednisone, in substantial doses.
  — Beverly Gage, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
• Can taking 10 mg of prednisone per day for three weeks affect antibody testing for an HIV test?
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 15 Nov. 2021
• Corticosteroids like prednisone may also be used to help control symptoms in the short-term.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 9 Jan. 2019
• The Miracle of Steroids Quan gave the patient a shot of a steroid and started him on prednisone, and almost immediately the pain receded.
  — Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 5 June 2019
• But when symptoms flare up, doctors often prescribe steroids like prednisone.
  — Samantha Reid, Allure, 24 Mar. 2022
• Research has shown that prednisone can decrease bone density within weeks of starting the drug, increasing the risk of fractures.
  — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2023
• Doctors can identify the disease by a blood test, and corticosteroids such as prednisone may be prescribed.
  — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
• Problems breathing In severe cases, your doctor may prescribe an oral steroid, such as prednisone.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
• Once the disease is under control, prednisone-type drugs are stopped entirely or reduced as much as possible to avoid the many long-term adverse effects of these drugs.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2023
• He was also given two weeks of the tapeworm medications albendazole and praziquantel, along with four weeks of a high dose of the steroid prednisone.
  — Korin Miller, Health.com, 17 Nov. 2021
• Much of the medical community considers the steroid prednisone, which can cost less than $3, to be equally effective, if not better, for many of the conditions.
  — Wayne Drash, CNN, 5 June 2019
• For decades steroids such as prednisone and dexamethasone have been the mainstay of treatment for patients with autoimmune conditions.
  — Marla Broadfoot, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2021
• With everything else ruled out, Aronson started the patient on a high dose of prednisone to calm what still seemed most likely to be an allergic inflammatory process.
  — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 16 May 2024
• What’s more, Schulte suffered a severe allergic reaction to the infusion therapy, requiring a heavy dose of prednisone, a steroid with grave side effects if used at high doses for too long.
  — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 3 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 14 Dec 2024