2013年7月12日 · That was the focus of these investigators. They randomly assigned approximately 300 patients to receive 40 mg of prednisone daily for 5 days -- a very short …

The aims of this study are (a) to test if 12.5 mg prednisone daily is an adequate starting dose in PMR and (b) to evaluate the factors that could predict a positive response to this initial dose ...

2021年2月16日 · No specific dosing protocol for prednisone has been validated, but it is commonly gradually increased to 0.75 mg/kg on alternate days and reduced progressively …

Another study used a standardized schedule of prednisone with a starting dose of 20 mg/day. Twenty out of 27 patients (74%) reached remission with this regimen, a percentage similar to …

However, for the vast majority of lupus flares the initial treatment has to be systemic glucocorticoids. For most manifestations, prednisone at 0.25–0.5 mg/kg body weight (or …

2003年1月6日 · Prednisone is started at 1 mg/kg/day upon diagnosis and is continued for several weeks and then tapered slowly. Other agents that have been used for treatment of radiation …

The mean prednisone dose per kg in the responders was 0.19 ± 0.03 mg in comparison with 0.16 ± 0.03 mg for non responders (p = 0.007). Conclusions: 12.5 mg prednisone is a sufficient …

Subsequently, prednisone, prednisolone, ... Dosing is critical, and evidence demonstrates that lower dosing may be equally effective, especially in patients with less severe edema. Clinical …

Types of dosing regimens used in various disease states include physiologic or replacement therapy (doses equivalent to the amount of corticosteroid normally secreted by the adrenal …

2017年12月8日 · The Medical Care Criteria Committee of the New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute recently published an updated guideline on Management of immune …