Prednisolone is a medicine that belongs to a group of medicines called corticosteroids. It is used to treat a wide range of health problems including allergies, blood disorders, skin diseases, inflammation, infections, certain cancers, and to prevent organ rejection after a transplant. It helps by reducing swelling (inflammation) and can also calm down your immune system. This helps autoimmune conditions, like rheumatoid arthritis, where your immune system mistakenly attacks its own tissues. Prednisolone is a man-made form of a natural substance (corticosteroid hormone) made by the adrenal gland. It decreases your immune systems response to various diseases to reduce symptoms such as pain, swelling, and allergic-type reactions. Prednisolone is available only on prescription as tablets and as a liquid you swallow. It can also be given by injection but this is usually only done in hospital. Some of the conditions that prednisolone is used to treat include:

• Severe allergies
• Asthma
• Some types of arthritis
• Skin problems
• Inflammatory diseases of the bowel
• Autoimmune diseases — where your immune system mistakenly attacks normal cells in your body
• Blood problems
• Immune system disorders
• Eye conditions
• Breathing problems
• Cancer
• Severe allergies
• Adrenal problems
• Lupus
• Kidney problems
• Ulcerative colitis
• Flare-ups of multiple sclerosis