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Weaning off of prednisone & pain management

Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Apr 28 2:43pm | Replies (56)
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@joan7

They said from 10 to 7.5 to 5 to possibly 4, 3, 2, etc. They want to get me on Kevzara but my liver enzymes were really high; one is now within range and the other is only 12 points above the scale.

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DadCue | @dadcue | Mar 14 2:16pm

I hope Kevzara works for you.

It would be best to let your doctor decide when it is okay to start Kevzara. However, there are some allowances made for elevated liver enzymes before starting Kevzara.

Just for informational purposes:

"Treatment initiation" with KEVZARA is not recommended in patients with or who have alanine transaminase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) above 1.5 times the upper limit of normal (ULN).

On average, normal ranges are:
Alanine transaminase (ALT): 0 to 45 IU/L.
Aspartate transaminase (AST): 0 to 35 IU/L.

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