I have just requested 2.5mg Prednisolone from my surgery as I am down to 4.5mg and it’s much easier to get a correct dose without splitting pills. I see that they will be giving me gastro resistant tabs so I will be taking 1 of these together with 2x1mg plain Prednisolone. Is this going to create any problems as I think the effects of the gastro pills will take longer than the plain? I don’t want to upset the apple cart whilst Im managing to reduce very slowly.
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Mixing plain and gastro Pred
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Only one way to find out! Some take the gastro-resistant before bed and the plain ones on getting up very successfully.
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Plenty of related posts to view…. And you are aware of absorption timings, so only way is to try…
If you normally take uncoated pred I would think this may be a mistake. You could contact them and ask for some plain ones.
Would your Dr subscribe 1mg coated, that might solve your problem until you need to cut your tablets at a lower dose?
I always thought enteric coated were more expensive than plain? Just picked up my prescription and had a word with pharmacist who told me he doesn’t think that 2.5mg plain Prednisolone is available anymore……. Not sure I believe that! Not our usual pharmacist but I would have thought he could have checked to make sure……?
Most EC tablets are more expensive, but the 2.5mg is the exception - it obviously is a very popular dose for some illness - hence the cost.
Just had a quick look at BNF/NICE drugs tarif - they are still listing both EC & plain for numerous manufacturers. EC - under £2 for 28/30 - plain £4 for 28 ...
for info 1mg - EC £32 for 100, plain £0.72p for 28 - same manufacturer...😲