The dosage was 50 mg. per pound of body weight (3/4 gr.) daily in divided doses for nine weeks, 30 mg. (1/2 gr.) per pound daily in divided doses for two weeks and 15 mg. (1/4 gr.) Per pound daily ...

Prednisone in doses of 20 to 39 mg for more than 1 month, or 40 mg daily for just 1 month, remains the most important corticosteroid predictor of osteonecrosis in patients with systemic lupus ...

After dose adjustment, their mean prednisone dose per kg was 0.27 ± 0.06 mg. The median dose per kg for the whole group was 0.20 mg (range 0.13 mg-0.37 mg; 95% CI 0.19 mg-0.21 mg).

The side effects of prednisone therapy are listed in Table 2. The findings in this table refer to 16 patients who were on prolonged therapy, excluding the patient with palindromic rheumatism, who ...