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Who should not use orapred?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Orapred: "Orapred ODT is contraindicated in patients who are hypersensitive to corticosteroids such as prednisolone or any components of this product. Rare instances of anaphylactoid reactions have occurred in patients receiving corticosteroid therapy." See: http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=1af1b064-b9e0-4354-8e34-dca85b634bbc

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