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. 2024 Apr 30;8:e2300151. doi: 10.1200/CCI.23.00151

TABLE A4.

Synonyms Used for Identifying Corticosteroid Administration in Structured EHR Tables and Clinical Notes

Drug Synonyms
Prednisone prednisone, deltasone, prednicot, prednison, orasone
Prednisolone prednisolon, desowen, desonide
Hydrocortisone cortifoam, cortaid, scalpicin, hytone, westcort, cortef, vytone, cortisol, hydrocortison, hydrocortizone, anusol
Dexamethasone dexameth, intensol, decort, decan, decadron, zema
Methylprednisolone Solu-medrol, solumedrol, medrol
Betamethasone betamethasone
Corticosteroid glucocorticoid, corticocorticosteroid, steroid

Abbreviation: EHR, electronic health record.