A member asked:

Dr gave 50mg of prednisone for 5 days and 7 days of avelox for sinus/ear infection. there is no taper on the prednisone is this ok?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Andrew Le answered

Yes: Unless you have been on long term steroids in the past a short burst with no taper is okay. There have many new studies showing that this is true

Dr Seibert and 6 doctors agreed

Answered 10/8/2017

2.9k views

Thank

More of what we treat

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.

Get Virtual Care

For Businesses

About Us

HealthTap Online Primary Care Doctors Accepting New Patients

A member asked:

Dr gave 50mg of prednisone for 5 days and 7 days of avelox for sinus/ear infection. there is no taper on the prednisone is this ok?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Andrew Le answered

Dr Seibert and 6 doctors agreed

Related Questions

A member asked:

Is afrin enough of a decongestant when trying to get rid of sinus/ear infection, or do I need an oral decon too? Taking cefdinir, prednisone and a Zyrtec at night currently. Nasal congestion better but ears still clogged, little hearing out of ears?

A member asked:

I have a sinus infection been on aziyhromycin 250mg 5 days.Infection gone, but still had coughing a lot, pain in my head.Yeterday so bad i was in bed all day now on prednisone.Still bad headaches, help?

A member asked:

Dizzy for 6 weeks now. Doc checked all of the above and sent me to ENT. He thinks its an inner ear infection and gave me 10 days of prednisone. ?

A member asked:

I have a severe middle ear infection. Dr gave me mucinex D , prednisone and levofloxacin. How long in between should I wait to take the prednisone after taking the mucinex D?

A member asked:

How long does it take for one prednisone shot to be out of system? Doctor gave today around noon for sinus infection/drainage?

Sponsored Content

People also searched for:

Prednisone for ear infection given, 40mgs day 1, then 20mgs for 6 days, then 10mgs final day. Is this burst OK and i will do ok without a taper?

Is there a need to taper off of 20mg of prednisone after 7 days of use for a sinus infection?

I have a sinus infection for the past four days and I started 800mg augmenten today with my flownase but need to add my prednisone taper. ?

I was diagnosed with ear infection/sinus infection/flu last week. On Zpack/prednisone/prometh/codeine, lungs are still full of fluid, inhaler no help ?

Ive been on Clindamycin, Prednisone and Flonase for a sinus and ear infection. My fever is gone and I feel better except for my ear still plugged and congested. What can I take to get rid of ear congestion?

Telemedicine

Primary Care

Manage Your Conditions

Women's Health

Children's Health

Men's Health

Senior Health

Wellness, Prevention & Lifestyle

Sexual Health

Mental & Behavioral Health

Travel Medicine

Urgent Care

Didn't find what you're looking for?

More of what we treat

Allergies

Antibiotics

Asthma

High Blood Pressure

Prescriptions

Type 2 Diabetes

For Businesses

Company

Health Content

Join Us

Download HealthTap

Questions?