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Corticosteroid Dose Equivalents (Open Table in a new window) Equivalent
They’re both used in many short-term situations, like treating nausea or an asthma or COPD flare-up
This calculator includes the conversion between various types of steroids, taking into account the duration of action of steroids and steroid equivalence
44% of reviewers reported a positive effect, while 26% reported a negative
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A comparison of the anti-inflammatory doses of corticosteroids, equivalent to 5 mg of prednisolone, are shown in Table 1
Side-by-side comparison Prednisone and prednisolone are very similar drugs
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Plasma half-life does not accurately reflect a corticosteroid's duration of action in vivo
Generic prednisone is available as a 1 mg, 2
The conversion of prednisone into prednisolone occurs rapidly, and plasma concentrations of both substances reach their peaks at approximately 0
Durezol has an average rating of 6
Its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects are used in treating various diseases and are comparable to other anti-inflammatory steroids
Mean serum prednisolone after oral prednisolone was independent of liver function
Prednisone has an average rating of 7
Prednisone跟Dxeamethasone劑量如何轉換呢?
Dexamethasone has a longer half-life and has been used safely in other acute pediatric conditions like croup, etc
Mineralo-corticoid potency
Although the trial was an equivalence study and was analysed as such, the difference was so pronounced that we did a χ 2 test
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Methylprednisolone is a stronger medication than prednisone, so in general, smaller doses are used
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Prednisone interacts with many drugs, examples include:
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