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By James Goodwin MD. The classic recommendation for initial treatment of temporal arteritis has been to commence with prednisone at a dosage of 40 to 80 mg/day, though 60 mg/day or above has been more commonly described than lower doses.f headache or other signs of temporal arteritis emerge during the course of polymyalgia rheumatica, however, it is important to increase the prednisone dosage to the levels recommended for initial treatment of temporal arteritis.
Dosage and Administration Prednisone is intended for oral administration only. Adults: The initial dose is 5mg to 80mg daily depending on the condition being treated, as a single dose after breakfast, as divided doses, or as a double dose on alternate days. The maintenance dose is usually 5mg to 20mg daily. The dose should be individualised according to the severity of the disease and the patients response rather than by age or body weight. For adrenogenital syndrome: 5 to 10mg a day as a single dose. The usual adult prescribing limit is up to 250mg day.