Hives, also called urticaria, are red, itchy welts that can appear anywhere on the body and range from mild to severe. In ...

Similarly, the use of systemic corticosteroids like prednisone outside ... is the only treatment currently approved by the FDA for urticaria that doesn't respond to a second-generation H1 ...

The mainstay of treatment for urticaria is oral antihistamines as ... Relatively high doses up to 20 mg to 30 mg of prednisone may be needed for control. An alternative is giving them at a low ...