Dexamethasone has a shorter half-life than prednisone, which can lead to less
Presdnisone Cortisone Dexamethasone Hydrocortisone (Cortef) 5 mg = 25 mg = 0
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Corticosteroid medicines include cortisone, hydrocortisone and prednisone
Methods: A computerized literature search of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, CENTRAL (Cochrane Central Register of
Background The corticosteroids are hormones that have glucocorticoid (cortisol-like) and/or mineralocorticoid (aldosterone-like) activities and which are
Dexamethasone has a longer duration of action and is more potent, which
Furthermore, a recent abstract described better parental satisfaction after a single dose of 0
Prednisone is 4 to 5 times more potent than hydrocortisone and has a longer duration of action, perhaps 12 hours or more
, dexamethasone, prednisone, methylprednisolone and hydrocortisone (Fig
5 for prednisolone
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