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When and How to Taper Prednisone
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) | Last Active: Sep 20, 2023 | Replies (39)Comment receiving replies
Half a 5mg tablet plus a 1mg tablet is 3.5mg.
I agree with you that cutting those prednisone tablets of various strengths takes a lot of adding up and care, especially as the dosages change. It doesn't help that the 1mg and 5mg tablets are the same colour and almost the same size and the tablet containers look very similar. Mistakes must be made very often.
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Yes, I filled a daily pill container for a trip and some of the pills spilled on the journey. Fortunately I had it in a bag, but I learned that the pills themselves don’t have the dosage on them. And the 10 mg and 1 mg have the same inscrutable number on them but are slightly different sizes. Glad I also brought the containers with me!