Patient
Months Previously on Corticosteroid
Prednisone dose before MTX (mg)
Time it took to taper completely (months)
Average MTX dose (mg/week)
1
1.5
60
3
15 PO
2
1
35
3
20 PO
3
0*
20
3
20 SC
4
1.5
80
6
20 SC
5
0*
40
3
20 SC
6
0*
20
6
20 SC
7
5
50
12
20 SC
8
5.5
40
12
20 SC
9
3
15
6
20 SC
*Started corticosteroids the same time they started MTX, but had already been on several prior long courses. *PO=Oral; SC=Subcutaneous
Table 1:
Details on prednisone dosage for patients benefiting from methotrexate.
