(see Steroids)
- Adult: 20 mg PO qod, Max dose approx 85 mg PO qd. - Peds: 2 mg/kg/day
References
- Intermittent glucocorticoid steroid dosing enhances muscle repair without eliciting muscle atrophy
- Weekly steroids strengthen, repair muscles. Steroids thought to waste muscles surprisingly turn out to be beneficial in weekly doses
- Prednisone in Duchenne dystrophy. A randomized, controlled trial defining the time course and dose response. Clinical Investigation of Duchenne Dystrophy Group.