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Prednisone or prednisolone

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I have been on prednisolone all the time, as this is what is described here n DK. Now I have bought tablets online to make sure that I have some in case my doctor wont prescribe (!). But I realize that it is prednisone! I work with drugs myself, but I still can´t seem to find information on the difference for us the patients... Any experience from anyone? Is the dose equivalent and do you take it at the same schedule as prednisolone?

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Exactly the same dosing etcetera. The only difference is that it takes slightly longer to take effect as it has to be processed by the liver to form prednisolone which is the active molecule.

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