Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MDA prednisone taper gradually reduces your corticosteroid dose over days, weeks, or ...

The aim of this study is to test if 12.5 mg prednisone/day is an adequate starting dose in PMR and to evaluate clinical predictors of drug response. Methods: 60 consecutive PMR patients were ...

[1] The mainstay of treatment is oral glucocorticoids (GC), with the recent BSR-BHPR guidelines suggesting an initial prednisone dose comprised between 15 and 20 mg as appropriate. [2] However ...