meprednisone

meprednisone
me·pred·ni·sone (mə-predґnĭ-sōn) [USP] a synthetic glucocorticoid used in the treatment of inflammatory, allergic, rheumatic, and other corticosteroid-responsive diseases, such as certain endocrine, respiratory, neoplastic, and collagen diseases, administered orally.

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