Active ingredient
- prednisolone sodium phosphate
Legal Category
POM: Prescription only medicine
POM: Prescription only medicine
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Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
Package leaflet: Information for the user
Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
Prednisolone Sodium Phosphate
Read all of this leaflet carefully before you start using this medicine because it contains important information for you.
What is in this leaflet
1. What Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories are and what they are used for
2. What you need to know before you use Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
3. How to use Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
6. Contents of the pack and other information
1. What Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories are and what they are used for
Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories (called Prednisolone Suppositories throughout the rest of this leaflet) belongs to a group of medicines called steroids. Their full name is corticosteroids.
These corticosteroids occur naturally in the body and help to maintain health and well being. Boosting your body with extra corticosteroids (such as Prednisolone Suppositories) is an effective way to treat various illnesses involving inflammation in the body. Prednisolone Suppositories reduces this inflammation, which could otherwise go on making your condition worse. You must use this medicine regularly to get the maximum benefit.
Prednisolone Suppositories are used to reduce tenderness, heat and swelling in the following conditions where the bowel becomes inflamed:
2. What you need to know before you use Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
Do not use Prednisolone Suppositories:
If any of the above applies to you talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Check with your doctor first:
Warnings and precautions
Talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse before using Prednisolone Suppositories.
Talk to your doctor if:
If any of the above applies to you, talk to your doctor before using Prednisolone Suppositories.
Other medicines and Prednisolone Suppositories
Tell your doctor if you are taking or have recently taken any other medicines, including medicines obtained without a prescription.
If any of the above applies to you, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.
Mental problems while using Prednisolone Suppositories
Mental health problems can happen while using steroids like Prednisolone Suppositories (see also section 4).
Talk to a doctor if you (or someone who is using this medicine), shows any signs of mental problems. This is particularly important if you are depressed or might be thinking about suicide. In a few cases, mental problems have happened when doses are being lowered or stopped.
Chickenpox, shingles or measles
You should avoid contact with anyone who has either chickenpox, shingles or measles as it could be extremely serious if you caught it from them.
Tell your doctor immediately if you suspect you may have come into contact with a person who has chickenpox, shingles or measles.
Pregnancy, breast-feeding and fertility
If you are pregnant or breast-feeding, think you may be pregnant or are planning to have a baby, ask your doctor or pharmacist for advice before using this medicine.
3. How to use Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
Always use this medicine exactly as your doctor or pharmacist has told you. Check with your doctor or pharmacist if you are not sure.
Important:
Your doctor will choose the dose that is right for you. Your dose will be shown clearly on the label that your pharmacist puts on your medicine. If it does not or you are not sure, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
Instructions on how to use Prednisolone Suppositories
1. Empty your bowels and wash your hands.
2. Unwrap a suppository.
3. Gently insert the suppository into your back passage and allow it to dissolve.
4. Wash your hands.
While you are using this medicine, your doctor may ask you to have check-ups. These are to make sure that your medicine is working properly and that the dose you are using is right for you.
If you use more Prednisolone Suppositories than you should
Do not use more Prednisolone Suppositories than you should. If you accidentally use two suppositories within a shorter period of time than prescribed by your doctor, let your doctor know.
If you forget to use Prednisolone Suppositories
If you forget to use your suppository, contact your doctor who will tell you what to do. If you only remember at the time of your next suppository, use a single suppository and continue as usual. Do not use a double dose to make up for a forgotten dose.
If you stop using Prednisolone Suppositories
Do not stop using Prednisolone Suppositories without first talking to your doctor.
It is very important that you do not suddenly stop using Prednisolone Suppositories even if you feel better, unless your doctor tells you to. If you stop using your medicine too suddenly, you may suffer from some of the following: Fever, joint and muscle pain, itching eyes, nose or skin, mood changes, loss of weight, low hormone levels and low blood pressure, symptoms of which may include dizziness, headaches or fainting. In extreme cases this can be fatal. Your doctor will tell you how to stop using Prednisolone Suppositories.
If you have any further questions on the use of this medicine, ask your doctor, pharmacist or nurse.
4. Possible side effects
Like all medicines this medicine can cause side effects, although not everybody gets them.
Serious effects: Tell a doctor straight away
Steroids including Prednisolone can cause serious mental health problems. These are common in both adults and children. They can affect about 5 in every 100 people using medicines like Prednisolone.
In addition, if you experience any of the following side effects whilst using your medicine, tell your doctor or pharmacist immediately:
Other side effects are:
Not known: frequency cannot be estimated from the available data
Additional care should be taken if this medicine is given to elderly patients, as side effects may be more serious.
Additional side effects in children and adolescents
Reporting of side effects
If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor, pharmacist or nurse. This includes any possible side effects not listed in this leaflet. You can also report side effects directly via the Yellow Card Scheme at: www.mhra.gov.uk/yellowcard. By reporting side effects you can help provide more information on the safety of this medicine.
5. How to store Prednisolone 5mg Suppositories
Keep this medicine out of the sight and reach of children.
Do not use this medicine after the expiry date which is stated on the label. The expiry date refers to the last day of that month.
Store below 25°C and keep the suppositories in the outer carton to protect from light.
Do not throw away any medicines via wastewater or household waste. Ask your pharmacist how to throw away medicines you no longer use. These measures will help protect the environment.
6. Contents of the pack and other information
What Prednisolone Suppositories contains
What Prednisolone Suppositories look like and contents of the pack
Prednisolone Suppositories are cream coloured, large oval shaped suppositories. They come in packs of 10.
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