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Prednisone Taper
Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MD A prednisone taper gradually reduces your corticosteroid dose over days, weeks, or ...
Methylprednisolone 4mg; unit-of-use 21 scored tabs ... Use lowest effective dose. Pregnancy. Nursing mothers: not recommended. Potentiated by CYP3A4 inhibitors (eg, ketoconazole, macrolides ...
[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 ...