Increased gluconeogenesis, hyperglycemia, electrolyte imbalance, oedema, corticotropin reaction inhibition, nitrogen depletion, spontaneous fracture, osteoporosis, posterior subcapsular cataract, Cushing's syndrome, amenorrhoea, hyperhidrosis, mental & neurological disturbances, intracranial HTN, thromboembolic complication, increased susceptibility to infections, acute pancreatitis, aseptic necrosis of bone, growth retardation in childn.