Corticosteroid Dose Equivalents

Corticosteroid dose equivalents are presented in the table below.^{[1, 2, 3]}

Table 1. Corticosteroid Dose Equivalents (Open Table in a new window)

Equivalent Dose	Steroid
1.2 mg	Betamethasone (long-acting)
1.5 mg	Dexamethasone (long-acting)
8 mg	Methylprednisolone (intermediate-acting)
8 mg	Triamcinolone (intermediate-acting)
10 mg	Prednisone (intermediate-acting)
10 mg	Prednisolone (intermediate-acting)^{[4, 5]}
40 mg	Hydrocortisone (short-acting)
50 mg	Cortisone (short-acting)

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