Medically reviewed by David Ozeri, MDA prednisone taper gradually reduces your corticosteroid dose over days, weeks, or months to prevent prednisone withdrawal. Stopping prednisone abruptly can lead ...

As a result, there is no evidence from controlled studies on the efficacy of different initial doses or drug tapering ... to test if 12.5 mg prednisone daily is an adequate starting dose in ...