Prednisone Dosage
Prednisone Dosage.
The dose of prednisone your pharmacist recommends will vary. It depends on a number of factors, including:
- Your medical condition being treated
- The severity of your condition
- Your weight and your age
- Other medications that you take.
- Or any other medical conditions you may have.
Do not adjust your dose unless your pharmacist specifically instructs you to do so.
Most people take the drug only for a short time in order to avoid any long-term prednisone side effects. These side effects can usually be avoided by taking Prednisone for less than two weeks or by taking lower prednisone dosages (less than 20 mg per day).
Taking Prednisone every other day or just in the morning may also help.
Usual Adult Dose for Initial Nephrotic Syndrome (first 3 episodes): 2 mg/kg/day (but not more than 80 mg/day) in divided doses 3 to 4 times/day until urine is protein free for 3 consecutive days (not more than 4 weeks); followed by 1 to 1.5 mg/kg/dose given every other day for a month. Maintenance dose for frequent relapses: 0.5 to 1 mg/kg/ dose given every other day for 3 to 6 months.
Usual Adult Prednisone Dosage for Anti-inflammatory 5 to 60 mg per day in divided doses 1 to 4 times/day.
Usual Pediatric Prednisone Dosage for Nephrotic Syndrome Initial (first three episodes): 2 mg/kg/day (maximum 80 mg/day) in divided doses 3 to 4 times/day until urine is protein free for 3 consecutive days (maximum: 28 days); followed by 1 to 1.5 mg/kg/dose given every other day for 4 weeks. Maintenance dose for frequent relapses: 0.5 to 1 mg/kg/ dose given every other day for 3 to 6 months.
Usual Pediatric Prednisone Dosage for Asthma < I year: acute: 10 mg orally every 12 hours. maintenance: 10 mg orally very other day. 1 to 4 years: acute: 20 mg orally every 12 hours. maintenance: 20 mg orally every other day. 5 to 12 years: acute: 30 mg orally every 12 hours. maintenance: 30 mg orally every other day. >12 years: acute: 40 mg orally every 12 hours. maintenance: 40 mg orally every other day.
Usual Pediatric Dose for Anti-inflammatory 0.05 to 2 mg/kg/day divided 1 to 4 times/day
Usual Pediatric Prednisone Dosage for Immunosuppression 0.05 to 2 mg/kg/day divided 1 to 4 times/day
Dose Adjustments Dosage adjustment should be based on severity of condition treated and response of patient.
Avoid abrupt withdrawal after long-term therapy.