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Corticosteroid Medication Dosing Conversions (glucocorticoid effect)

 
FROM:
TO:

 
Set maximal display precision in decimal points:

 
To make simple dose conversions, select the starting medication with the pull-down selector on the right. Then type a starting dose in the top FROM input box. To convert the dose, choose the new medication in the lower right selector. The converted dose will appear immediately in the TO box.
 
This calculator offers approximate equipotent dose conversions based on published medical literature.There is no exact agreement on conversion standards for dose equivalents, so titration toclinical response is essential when converting patient medications.

 
References
  1. Brunton LL, ed. Goodman & Gilman's The Pharmalogical Basis of Therapeutics. 11th Edition (2006).

 

 
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