Does Prednisolone cure Chest Infections
Corticosteroids like Prednisolone and its related drugs will not help infections. Infections are normally caused by bacteria, and require antibiotics to be cured. In the case of viral infections, there is no cure other than the body’s own immune system or some anti-viral medications. Steroids of this type are used for inflammatory and auto-immune diseases, for which they can be very effective. They do have adverse side-effects such as shutting down your adrenal glands because these glands normally produce your own supply of natural corticosteroids, and reduce their production to compensate while you take the drugs. This is why “tapering” – the gradual reduction in the dose of steroids – is very important. As you reduce the dose, your adrenal glands recover and start functioning properly again.
