A prednisone taper gradually reduces your corticosteroid dose over days, weeks, or months to prevent prednisone withdrawal. Stopping prednisone abruptly can lead to adrenal insufficiency ...

This is how it reduces inflammation. It also reduces the pain, redness, and swelling that can occur with inflammation. The ...

As a result, there is no evidence from controlled studies on the efficacy of different initial doses or drug tapering. The only controlled study suggests that initial prednisone doses ≤ 10 mg is ...

Very low tapering is recommended only after stable remission with symptom resolution and normalization of CRP: 5–10 mg/day every 1–2 weeks (prednisone daily dose >25 mg), 2.5 mg/day every 2 ...