Help save our bats: Due to the spread of White-Nose Syndrome, a deadly disease affecting hibernating bats, visitors are asked to clean their gear before entering Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Best Answer: Prednisone has a half-life of roughly 1 to 1.5 days. This means that after 4-6 days, levels of the drug drop below natural levels of cortisol, so it no longer has an effect. There's no way to predict the chances that your blood test results are caused by prednisone-you have to wait and see what happens.
To understand how prednisone interacts with other drugs, it is important to know how it is metabolized by the body. Basically, prednisone works by altering the immune and inflammatory responses of the body. After administering oral prednisone tablet, the gastrointestinal membrane readily absorbs the medication. It then takes effect in a matter of 1 to 2 hours. During the peak effect, the drug compounds breakdown and circulate through the system. It then binds with the plasma protein and is circulated through the body. When it gets to the liver, prednisone is metabolized to produce its active form â prednisolone.