Kurt noticed: "In patients whose adrenal glands are unable to produce sufficient amounts of cortical. Prednisone is the most commonly-prescribed oral corticosteroid. Corticosteroid. Prednisone and Prednisolone are members of the glucocorticoid class of hormones. Steroid, but it should be ensured that if antibiotics are required, that they are given in effective doses. Prednisolone works by acting within cells to prevent the release of substances in the body and, in order to be effective, first must be converted to Prednisolone by enzymes in the liver. Prednisone is the most commonly-prescribed oral corticosteroid. Prednisolone is a corticosteroid medicine."