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Corticosteroid equivalence

Oncology & dosing

Glucocorticoid potency relative to hydrocortisone 20 mg. Mineralocorticoid effect is separate (dexamethasone has none; fludrocortisone is all of it).

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  • From: Hydrocortisone / Prednisolone / prednisone / Methylprednisolone / Dexamethasone / Betamethasone / Cortisone
  • Dose (mg)
FORMULAHydrocortisone 20 = cortisone 25 = prednisolone 5 = methylprednisolone 4 = dexamethasone 0.75 = betamethasone 0.75 mg
SourceBritish National Formulary: Glucocorticoid therapy, equivalent anti-inflammatory doses (standard table; also Liu D et al. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2013;9:30)ReviewedFormula and thresholds checked against the source on 2026-08-22. If the source updates, this line will say so.