A 70-year-old man on high-dose Prednisolone for polymyalgia rheumatica is reviewed. He has been taking 20 mg daily for 9 months. Which is the most app...

Question

A 70-year-old man on high-dose Prednisolone for polymyalgia rheumatica is reviewed. He has been taking 20 mg daily for 9 months. Which is the most appropriate strategy regarding his steroid therapy?

Accepted Answer

Taper Prednisolone gradually according to symptoms and ESR/CRP

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Continue indefinitely at the same dose without review

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Abruptly stop Prednisolone now

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Switch immediately to long-term NSAIDs

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Double the dose to prevent relapse

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Polymyalgia rheumatica – steroid taper

A 70-year-old man on high-dose Prednisolone for polymyalgia rheumatica is reviewed. He has been taking 20 mg daily for 9 months. Which is the most appropriate strategy regarding his steroid therapy?