Exogenous corticosteroids suppress adrenocorticoid activity the least when given at the time of maximal activity; consider time of maximal adrenal cortex activity (2 to 8 AM) when dosing. The delayed-release tablets act similarly to the immediate-release tablets except for the timing of drug ...
DOSING | 剂量: 2 mg/kg once daily in AM by oral administration (PO) x 4 days maximum for acute flare-ups involving major joints. Flare-ups often result from over-use and soft tissue injuries. Prednisone – 1-2 mgs/kg, (per oral) once daily for 3-4 days to prevent flare-up after...
AB is a 77-year-old female patient who presented to the pharmacy on a Sunday afternoon with multiple complications 2 days after initiation of oral steroid treatment for her asthma flair-up. The patient had called her primary care physician (PCP) on Friday evening after experien...
ADT is acorticosteroiddosing regimen in which twice the usual daily dose of corticoid is administered every other morning. The purpose of this mode of therapy is to provide the patient requiring long-term pharmacologic dose treatment with the beneficial effects of corticoids while minimizing certain ...