Drug Potency Relative to Cortisol Equivalent Cortisol Dose Mineralocorticoid Activity Cortisol (hydrocortisone) 1 100 + Cortisone 0.8 125 + Prednisone 5 20 − Prednisolone 5 20 − Methylprednisolone 6 17 − Dexamethasone 50 2 −

Table 2: Glucocorticoid potencies (+ indicates present; −, absent.).