Like any drug, prednisone may cause side effects in some people. Prednisone causes similar side effects in males and females, but a few of its side effects may only occur in (or are more common in) ...

Prednisone is a versatile medication — but it has a few potential side effects. Does prednisone cause hair loss? It’s possible, though there’s not much evidence to confirm it. You may have been ...

If you have a condition involving inflammation (swelling) in your body, your doctor may prescribe prednisone. It’s a generic prescription medication that’s used to treat a wide range of inflammatory ...

Your doctor may recommend long-term daily use of corticosteroids for chronic conditions such as arthritis, asthma, eczema, lupus, tendonitis, or a related inflammatory disease. Corticosteroids such as ...

Steroids were once the only treatment option for some chronic conditions. Today, many other treatments exist, but doctors often stick with the tried-and-true steroids. There are good reasons for this: ...

Background: the mainstay of treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is oral glucocorticoids, but randomized controlled trials of treatment are lacking. As a result, there is no evidence from ...

In this edition of The People’s Pharmacy, Joe and Teresa Graedon also hear from a reader who had a bad experience with Tamiflu.