Table 3 Prednisolone tapering regimen
|  | 60–40 mg/day at baseline | 40–25 mg/day at baseline |
|---|---|---|
Week | Dose mg/day | Dose mg/day |
0 | 60–40 | 40–25 |
1 | 55–35 | 35–22 |
2 | 50–30 | 30–21 |
3 | 45–28 | 27–20 |
4 | 35–25 | 25–19 |
5 | 30–22 | 22–18 |
6 | 25–21 | 20–17 |
7 | 20 | 16 |
8 | 15 | |
9 | 13 | |
10 | 12 | |
11 | 10 | |
12 | 9 | |
13 | 8 | |
14 | 7 | |
15 | 6 | |
16 | 6 | |
17 | 5 | |
18 | 5 | |
19 | 4 | |
20 | 4 | |
21 | 3 | |
22 | 3 | |
23 | 2 | |
24 | 2 | |
25 | 1 | |
26 | 1 | |
27 | 0 | |
28 | 0 | |