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I have been prescribed by a dermatologist a prednisone for my vitiligo. is it safe to use?
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Vitiligo: Surely your Dermatologist has explained this to you. It is extremely uncommon for this not to be safe, but you should not need prednisone for too long.
Answered 3/7/2016
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