Patient/caregiver was educated on the precautions to be observed while taking prednisone as follows:
- A lot of other nonprescription products and prescription medications can also influence the activity of prednisone in the body. So, be sure to mention your physician and pharmacist regarding your history with prednisone and check with them regarding safety, in the event you are being started on any new medications.
- Your physician could change the dose of prednisone, based on the lab results and relief obtained, or side-effects developed. So, maintain compliance with follow-up physician appointments, as scheduled. Be accommodative to the plan of frequent dose changes, until you show an optimum response.
- This medication can be slow to act and could take time to adjust to your blood levels and produce the desired effect. So, do not discontinue taking the medication without your physician’s consult, as you failed to see the desired result immediately after taking the medication.
- If a dose is missed, it should be taken at the earliest notice of noncompliance. If it is time for the next dose, the missed dose can be skipped. Compensating for the missed dose by taking an extra dose can pose serious risk for toxicity and side-effects.
