Comparing Prednisone vs Rinvoq
| Prednisone | Rinvoq (upadacitinib) |
|
|---|
| Prednisone | Rinvoq (upadacitinib) |
|
|||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Prescription only
Prednisone effectively controls inflammation and an overactive immune system but may not be suitable for everybody. Long-term use is limited by potentially severe side effects such as adrenal... View more |
Prescription only
Prescribed for Crohn's Disease, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Atopic Dermatitis, Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis, Giant Cell Arteritis, Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Psoriatic... View more |
Related suggestions Rheumatoid Arthritis
Atopic Dermatitis
Ankylosing Spondylitis
|
|||||||||||||||
| More about Prednisone | More about Rinvoq (upadacitinib) | ||||||||||||||||
| Ratings & Reviews | |||||||||||||||||
|
Prednisone has an average rating of 7.5 out of 10 from a total of 872 ratings on Drugs.com. 68% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 17% reported a negative effect. |
Rinvoq has an average rating of 7.1 out of 10 from a total of 240 ratings on Drugs.com. 57% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 16% reported a negative effect. |
||||||||||||||||
| Side Effects Experienced by Users Side effects are reported in Drugs.com user reviews and not clinically verified. | |||||||||||||||||
View all Prednisone side effects |
View all Rinvoq side effects |
||||||||||||||||
| Drug Class | |||||||||||||||||
| Generic Availability | |||||||||||||||||
|
Lower cost generic |
|||||||||||||||||
| Pricing and Coupons * Prices are without insurance | |||||||||||||||||
View all Prednisone prices |
View all Rinvoq prices |
||||||||||||||||
| Dosage Forms | |||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||
| Brand Names | |||||||||||||||||
| Rayos | Other upadacitinib brands include: Rinvoq LQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Half Life Drug half-life is the time required for plasma concentration to reduce to half its original value. | |||||||||||||||||
|
4 hours |
14 hours |
||||||||||||||||
| CSA Schedule 1 View glossary of CSA terms | |||||||||||||||||
|
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
Not a controlled drug
Is not subject to the Controlled Substances Act. |
||||||||||||||||
| Pregnancy Category | |||||||||||||||||
|
Category C
Risk cannot be ruled out
Excluding First Trimester
Category D
Positive evidence of risk
First Trimester See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
Summary unavailable. See the full pregnancy warnings document. |
||||||||||||||||
| Drug Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
A total of 630 drugs are known to interact with Prednisone:
|
A total of 616 drugs are known to interact with Rinvoq:
|
||||||||||||||||
| Alcohol/Food/Lifestyle Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
No known alcohol/food interactions. This does not necessarily mean no interactions exist. Always consult your healthcare provider. |
|
||||||||||||||||
| Disease Interactions | |||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
| First Approval Date | |||||||||||||||||
|
February 21, 1955 |
August 16, 2019 |
||||||||||||||||
| WADA Class View classifications | |||||||||||||||||
|
N/A |
|||||||||||||||||
| More Information | |||||||||||||||||
| Patient Resources | |||||||||||||||||
| Professional Resources | |||||||||||||||||
| Related Treatment Guide | |||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||
1 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) schedule information displayed applies to substances regulated under federal law. There may be variations in CSA schedules between individual states.
See also:
Nplate
Nplate is used to prevent bleeding episodes in people with chronic immune thrombocytopenic purpura ...
Saphnelo
Saphnelo is used for moderate to severe SLE (lupus) for adults who are also receiving other lupus ...
Otezla
Otezla (apremilast) is used to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and oral ulcers ...
Skyrizi
Skyrizi (risankizumab) is used to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis ...
Dupixent
Dupixent is used to treat eczema, eosinophilic or oral-corticosteroid-dependent asthma, chronic ...
Breztri Aerosphere
Breztri (budesonide/glycopyrrolate/formoterol fumarate) is a combination inhaler used for the ...
Kesimpta
Kesimpta is used to treat relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), including clinically isolated ...
Stelara
Stelara (ustekinumab) is used to treat Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, plaque psoriasis, and ...
Cosentyx
Cosentyx (secukinumab) is used to treat plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing ...
Further information
Always consult your healthcare provider to ensure the information displayed on this page applies to your personal circumstances.