Corticosteroid equivalent-dose calculator
Equivalent doses
Doses by anti-inflammatory potency relative to Prednisone 10 mg. Equal anti-inflammatory milligrams do not mean equal adrenal suppression, duration, or salt-retaining effect; not a tapering plan.
- ≈50mg/day
- ≈40mg/day
- ≈15mg/day
- ≈10mg/day
- ≈8mg/day
- ≈8mg/day
- ≈1.5mg/day
- ≈1.5mg/day
Sources (4)
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Method review — pending
Data current as of July 2026.