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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Rheum Dis Clin North Am. 2007 Nov;33(4):835–854. doi: 10.1016/j.rdc.2007.08.002

Table 4.

Typical prednisone taper.

Dose Duration
1 mg/kg (maximum 60 mg/day) 1 month
40-60 mg/day Taper by 10 mg/week
20-40 mg/day Taper by 5 mg/week
10-20 mg/day Taper by 2.5 mg/week
0-10 mg/day Taper by 1-2.5 mg/week