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3_1_1_FTW
02/28/18 8:11:27 AM
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They do the same thing. Seems like the most pointless distinction to exist ever.
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JE19426
02/28/18 8:30:35 AM
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They are different drugs so they have different names.
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MrResetti
02/28/18 8:34:52 AM
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Prednisolone is usually dispensed as a liquid
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DanHarenChamp
02/28/18 8:38:27 AM
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Prednisone needs to be processed by the liver to turn into its active form, prednisolone doesnt which is why we use it for example in alcoholic hepatitis
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