Fly-half Jonathan Sexton already looks certain to miss the Rome contest while his regular half-back partner Conor Murray is troubled by a neck injury.
Reddan strained medial knee ligaments in Leinster's European game and faces a battle to be fit for the Rome contest.
Concussion protocols are likely to rule Sexton out of the game on 7 February.
The Racing Metro fly-half is currently serving a stand-down period following a series of concussions, which is not scheduled to end until 14 February - the day Ireland face France.
With Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson ruled out of the entire Six Nations because of a dislocated elbow, Leinster's Ian Madigan is being tipped to wear Ireland's number 10 jersey against the Italians.
Scrum-half Murray was again out of action on Sunday as Munster hammered Sale 65-10 in a European Champions Cup dead rubber and the Irish medical team said on Monday that the Lions player will have further scans this week.
Jonathan Sexton is likely to miss Ireland's Six Nations opener against Italy because of concussion Murray's neck injury is reported to be disc related and Munster coach Anthony Foley said on Sunday that it was "hard to say" whether the scrum-half would be available for Ireland's Six Nations opener.
Reddan went off in the first half of Leinster's European game on Saturday and an Ireland statement said he was "being rehabbed in an effort to be fit" for the game in Rome.
Connacht's Kieran Marmion and Reddan's Leinster colleague Isaac Boss are the other scrum-halves in the Ireland squad.
Dave Kearney looks likely to be ruled out of the Rome game and possibly Ireland's contest against France a week later after sustaining a shoulder injury in the opening seconds of Leinster's game on Saturday.
Wing Kearney, ever-present in Ireland's victorious Six Nations campaign last year, sustained the injury after being tackled in mid-air by Wasps flanker Ashley Johnson.
On the plus side, Robbie Henshaw will train with Ireland this week after missing Connacht's win over La Rochelle because of a minor ankle sprain while Keith Earls came through Munster's win over Sale unscathed.
Jamie Heaslip will be rested from contact at Ireland training this week because of his ongoing shoulder issue but appears likely to be the frame for Rome selection.
Rhys Ruddock, who played in Ireland's autumn wins over South Africa and Australia, will not join up with the squad this week after he continues to recover from the broken arm that he sustained in mid December.
Munster lock Dave Foley could be ruled out of consideration for Ireland's opening two games after sustaining wrist ligament damage in Munster's game against Sale.
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