Prednisolone and Serum sickness - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Serum sickness is reported as a side effect among people who take Prednisolone (prednisolone), especially for people who are female, 10-19 old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Remicade, and have Aplastic anemia.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes which people have Serum sickness when taking Prednisolone. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 211,370 people who have side effects when taking Prednisolone from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Prednisolone?

Prednisolone has active ingredients of prednisolone. It is often used in rheumatoid arthritis. eHealthMe is studying from 212,675 Prednisolone users. Check the latest studies of Prednisolone.

What is Serum sickness?

Serum sickness (hypersensitivity reaction that results from the injection of heterologous or foreign protein or serum) is found to be associated with 269 drugs and 489 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Serum sickness.

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.

On Aug, 20, 2026

211,370 people reported to have side effects when taking Prednisolone.
Among them, 115 people (0.05%) have Serum sickness.

Could Prednisolone cause Serum sickness?

Among these 115 people:

How long have people been on Prednisolone when they have Serum sickness? *

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What is the gender of people who have Serum sickness when taking Prednisolone? *

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* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Prednisolone:

Prednisolone (212,675 reports)

Serum sickness treatments and more:

Serum sickness (3,679 reports)

How severe was Serum sickness and when was it recovered:

Serum sickness in Prednisolone

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of prednisolone:

Serum sickness and drugs with ingredients of prednisolone (82 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Prednisolone:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Serum sickness:

Serum sickness (269 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Serum sickness:

Serum sickness (489 conditions)

Related publications that referenced our studies

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on prednisolone (the active ingredients of Prednisolone) and Prednisolone (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION

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