Our results support the hypothesis that a low initial dose of prednisone is sufficient to control PMR in the majority of patients. They also suggest that 0.20 mg per kg weight could be the ...

[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 ...

The sample size calculation was based on comparison of two proportions using the χ 2 test ... No clinically relevant changes in haematological or biochemical parameters or vital signs were seen during ...

Objective: A randomised double-blind placebo controlled withdrawal clinical trial of prednisone versus placebo in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treated in usual clinical care with 1–4 ...

Objective Traditional initial treatment regimens for lupus nephritis (LN) used oral glucocorticoids (GC) in starting doses up to 1.0 mg/kg/day prednisone equivalent with or without a preceding ...

Taking prednisone can make the liver resistant to ... When steroids trigger diabetes, blood sugar may spike within hours of taking a dose. People taking steroids need to regularly monitor their ...

21 However, due to the small sample size, no direct comparison between the two treatment groups was made ... At 12 months, the median cumulative prednisone dose was 5325 (3300, 6825) mg in the ...

Treatment may include: Healthcare professionals typically give high dose steroids through an IV ... Doctors may recommend oral prednisone (Prednisone Intensol and Rayos) in place of IV steroids ...

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