Experiences with

Deltacortril

At some point was changed to Deltacortril Enteric. Reached 2.5mg daily in middle 2023. GP advised taper 2.5mg every second day. Got a bad flare up went back up to 7mg daily and slowly tapering since with another mild flare up early 2024, did not have to go back up to 7mg at that time.

Problem is whenever i go below 20mg deltacortril,the condition relapses.now doctor has advised me to go for rituximab.i am so frustrated after using steroids for many years.i hv gained weight and feel weak.my renal function is ok.eGFR is above 90.

I’m also on steroids (deltacortril 7.5mg) for the past 26yr and plaquenil. Many thanks

I've been on Mascol ever since and have had two spells of Deltacortril ( One lasting a month and then when the bleeding didn't stop, had to have it for 3 months). One thing i've struggled with is Diarrhea and it's getting worse day by day.

I've checked on the eMC ddatabase and find that 1mg gr prednisolone is manufactured by a UK firm, Alliance Pharmaceuticals, under the trade name Deltacortril.

On Deltacortril for past three weeks, also methotrexate. First blood test today, should I defer med until after blood test? Should I be fasting from food?

Her homecare nurse suggested 2 weeks of dexamethazone to pick her up, on previous chemo regimes she used deltacortril from time to time. The dexamethazone doesnt seem to have helped.

10 days on deltacortril 30 mg reduced to 20 after 1 week now reduced to 10. no significant reduction in pain in shoulders and neck. Blood markers all normal . Thought it was PMR or GCA . Started me on 30 mg Cymbalta on Friday (3 days ago) waiting for neck and head scan.

I have got a flare up at the moment - after a long remission my stocks of Deltacortril Enteric prednisolone tabs are well out of date (2008!) - I cant even get to talk to a doctor before Christmas so do I suffer over Christmas or take the tabs? NB.