Dexamethasone vs Prednisolone
Compare Dexamethasone and Prednisolone side by side: what they treat, drug class, cost and FDA label information.
| Dexamethasone | Prednisolone | |
|---|---|---|
| Drug class | Corticosteroid | Corticosteroid |
| Used to treat | Addison disease, Ankylosing spondylitis, Brain edema, Bursitis, Collagen diseases, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Hypercalcemia, Iritis, Keratitis, Leukemia, Mycosis fungoides, Nausea, Pemphigus, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Purpura, thrombocytopenic, idiopathic, Rheumatic diseases, Rhinitis, allergic, perennial, Sarcoidosis, Septic shock, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Thyroiditis, Ulcerative colitis, Vomiting | Adrenal insufficiency, Ankylosing spondylitis, Asthma, Atopic dermatitis, Berylliosis, Brain neoplasms, Collagen diseases, Conjunctivitis, Dermatitis herpetiformis, Edema, Erythema multiforme, Hemolytic anemia, Hypercalcemia, Inflammation, Leukemia, Multiple sclerosis, Mycosis fungoides, Nephrotic syndrome, Pemphigus, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Rheumatic diseases, Sarcoidosis, Serum sickness, Synovitis, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Thrombocytopenia, Thyroiditis, Ulcerative colitis, Uveitis |
| Generic price | From $0.071 each, about $2.12 for 30 (0.5 mg tablet); other forms from $0.10 per mL (0.5 mg/5 mL elx) | From $8.48 each, about $255 for 30 (5 mg tablet); other forms from $0.55 per mL (5 mg/5 mL solution) |
| Brand price | No brand price listed | No brand price listed |
| Generic savings | Not listed | Not listed |