| Choice | Drug |
|---|
| 1st choice (oral) | Prednisolone tablets 1mg, 5mg Note: Soluble tablets are high cost |
| 1st choice (parenteral) | Intramuscular depot injection: methylprednisolone acetate (Depo-Medrone®) vials 40mg/mL, 80mg/2mL, 120mg/3mL |
| Or |
| Intramuscular injection: triamcinolone acetonide 40mg/mL (Kenalog® Intra-articular/Intramuscular) |
| Or |
| Intravenous injection: methylprednisolone (as sodium succinate) (Solu-Medrone®) vials 40mg, 125mg, 500mg, 1g: slow intravenous injection or infusion |
| |
Prescribing Notes
See Section 6.3.2 Glucocorticoid therapy
