The only controlled study suggests that initial prednisone doses ≤ 10 mg is associated ... the initial dose was linked to treatment duration and cumulative dosage, for low initial doses were ...

Our results support the hypothesis that a low initial dose of prednisone is sufficient to control PMR in the majority of patients. They also suggest that 0.20 mg per kg weight could be the ...

A pilot study in 19 LGMD patients and one with Becker MD found low-dose prednisone helped lower markers of muscle damage and ...