Prednisolone 5Mg

[thelewisgang]

I've been prescribed these tablets today due to an upper respiratory infection & told to take 8 tablets (40mg) for five days. I have read the information leaflet. It says to take the tablets, preferably in the morning after breakfast but my question is, do I take the 8 all in one dose or spread over the day. The leaflet isn't clear on that. It also says I should carry a card whilst taking them but wasn't given one from the pharmacist. Thanks for any replies

[Bazile]

Doesn't it say on the dispensing label ?

[bodeker]

Hi I take Prednisolone quite a lot and sometimes the doc will say take them several time a day and another doc will say take all first thing in morning which I tend to do. I have wondered about the card as well but I think its for people who are on them long term because you should not just stop taking them if you have been on them for a while.

[Mamyalynne]

Initial dosage is usually 5mg to 60mg once a day depending on who and why.

Maybe a quick call to either prescriber or pharmacy would reassure you.

[anneasquith]

If the instructions don't say to stagger the medication , tablets to be taken at one time.

[thelewisgang]

It says on the dispensing label "Take EIGHT tablets (40mg) DAILY for five days". The leaflet isn't clear whether to take these all at once or spread across the day. I have, since my OP rung the pharmacy & been told to take the daily dose in one go. Just seemed a lot of pills to swallow all at once.

[gingejbee]

My father has had this drug for the same reason as yourself....and is instructed to take all at the same time, both by his GP and pharmacist.

[bodeker]

LOL they are only tiddlers , taste disgusting though I always have a spoonful of sugar ready :)

[Jackdaw33]

In that case why don't they have just a single tablet @320 mg, unless it would be too big to swallow?

[anneasquith]

Hope you feel better soon. The medication usually 'works' quite quickly.

[Mamyalynne]

JD - 8x5 = 40 mg

Anne's right it's a fast and efficient worker is pred.

[Jackdaw33]

Correct, Mamy. I misread it as 8 x 40 mg.

[thelewisgang]

Made me smile with the 320mg comment. I will have a large glass of water ready to swallow them. Thanks for the tip too saying they don't taste nice. Hoping they will help me although I don't feel ill...just have this cough, mainly in the morning but it's been there for several weeks & doctor could hear some wheezy noises when he listened to my chest & back this morning. I appreciate your posts. Thank you

[anneasquith]

Were you prescribed antibiotics ? Thanks for BA. :-)

[tamaris]

I had to take them all together

[thelewisgang]

No, just these, not antibiotics