Corticosteroid Dose Equivalents
Updated: Apr 18, 2019
Author: Abimbola Farinde, PharmD, PhD;
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) |