Table 1.

Proposed schedule of prednisone tapering during remission-induction therapy in adults[25]

	Prednisone mg/d	Azathioprine
Week 1	60.0	Check transaminase levels every week before reducing the prednisone dose: if transaminase levels stop decreasing, add azathioprine 1-2 mg/kg per day, if jaundice is subsiding
Week 2	50.0
Week 3	40.0
Week 4	30.0
Week 5	25.0
Week 6	20.0
Week 7	15.0
Week 8-9	12.5
Week 10-11	10.0
If severe steroid side effects: consider reducing to 2.5 mg/d for 2 wk and then stopping prednisone