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I took the wrong dosage of prednisone the last 3 days.i was to take 3 daily x 3 days. i thought that meant 3 at a time 3 times a day. will i be ok?
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No problem: Although i don't have all of your information like dose, disease, indication for steroids this is a temporary problem.
Answered 2/8/2020
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