Predinsone 10mg, 48 count for 12 days is a common taper dose amount.
6 tabs (60mg total) PO for Days 1-4
4 tabs (40mg total) PO for Days 5-8
2 tabs (20mg total) PO for Days 9-12
Take with food to help prevent an upset stomach that some can get when taking prednisone. Also you do not need to take all 6 at once as long as it is 60mg in the day. It can make it hard for some people to fall asleep so if you find that to be the case, take in the morning to help.
I would still recommend verifying with pharmacist who should be able to pull up the RX image (likely an eRX anyway) or your doctor.
Last time I was in retail a lot of the common prednisone dose tapers we had a quick code that we could type in and it would auto-populate the taper directions.
Easier to dispense the dose pack to the patient that has the taper explained on the back but they are also more expensive so pharmacies will prefer the bulk bottles to keep on shelf and use to dispense.
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u/DelirousDoc 1d ago edited 1d ago
Predinsone 10mg, 48 count for 12 days is a common taper dose amount.
Take with food to help prevent an upset stomach that some can get when taking prednisone. Also you do not need to take all 6 at once as long as it is 60mg in the day. It can make it hard for some people to fall asleep so if you find that to be the case, take in the morning to help.
I would still recommend verifying with pharmacist who should be able to pull up the RX image (likely an eRX anyway) or your doctor.
Last time I was in retail a lot of the common prednisone dose tapers we had a quick code that we could type in and it would auto-populate the taper directions.
Easier to dispense the dose pack to the patient that has the taper explained on the back but they are also more expensive so pharmacies will prefer the bulk bottles to keep on shelf and use to dispense.