[1] The mainstay of treatment is oral glucocorticoids (GC), with the recent BSR-BHPR guidelines suggesting an initial prednisone dose comprised between 15 and 20 mg ... if 12.5 mg prednisone ...

and 5 were in Class 4. The dosage of prednisone¶ by mouth on the first day of therapy varied from 30 to 60 mg. Five patients received an initial dose of 20 or 35 mg. orally. The remainder of the ...