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Glucocorticoid
Equivalencies Table
|
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| Drugs | Equivalent Doses | ||||
| Relative anti-inflammatory potencies | |||||
| Relative mineralocorticoid potencies | |||||
| Biologic half-life | |||||
| Dosage forms & ranges | |||||
| Short-acting | |||||
| Cortisone |
25
|
0.8
|
2
|
8-12
|
25-30mg PO/IM |
| Hydrocortisone |
20
|
1
|
2
|
8-12
|
15-240mg PO/IM/IV |
| Intermediate-acting | |||||
| Prednisone |
5
|
4
|
1
|
12-36
|
5-60mg PO |
| Prednisolone |
5
|
4
|
1
|
12-36
|
5-60mg PO |
| Triamcinolone |
4
|
5
|
0
|
12-36
|
4-48mg PO or 40-80mg IM |
| Methylprednisolone |
4
|
5
|
0
|
12-36
|
4-48mg PO or 10-40mg IM/IV |
| Long-acting | |||||
| Betamethasone |
0.75
|
25
|
0
|
36-72
|
0.6-9mg PO/IM/IV |
| Dexamethasone |
0.75
|
30
|
0
|
36-72
|
0.75-10mg PO/IM/IV |
Please
email to Khanh D. Luong for comments,
suggestions, or error-reporting.