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How long can you take 5mg of prednisone daily for psoriasis? i have great results with it but fear side effects. i use it more for a cosmetic issue

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Get off of it: Long term use of Prednisone is a poor choice for the treatment of psoriasis. See a dermatologist and consider other options.

Answered 6/30/2014

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