Entocort/prednisone conversion ?

Rose*flo

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Posted 2/14/2016 3:56 AM (GMT 0)

I know these 2 steroids don't work the same way, but is there any way to convert the strength? Like can you roughly convert 9mg of Entocort to a prednisone mg?

scifigal2k

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Posted 2/14/2016 4:51 AM (GMT 0)

I *think* that 9 mg of Entocort is about 40 mg of prednisone, more or less. At least, those seem to be the standard flaring doses!

minnietoty

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Posted 2/14/2016 1:33 PM (GMT 0)

Agree w Scifigal. 3 mg of Entocort correspond to 13 or 15 mg of pred.

Rose*flo

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Posted 2/14/2016 3:19 PM (GMT 0)

Thanks, Ugh I was afraid of that :( 😕

beave

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Posted 2/14/2016 8:41 PM (GMT 0)

In what sense are you trying to compare them?

In terms of side effects on the rest of your body?

Or in terms of how effective they are in treating Crohn's in the TI and ascending colon?

It's really an apples-to-oranges comparison either way, and I'm skeptical of any simple formula for such a conversion.

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