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A member asked:
My husband 63 has viral bronchitis and was given 60 milligram prednisone for 5 days. is this safe? i thought ur suppose to wean yourself off this.
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It is safe: Very short course of predisone can technically be stopped abruptly. However, i would have personally tapered it.
Answered 5/8/2013
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