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Clinical Trial
. 2004 Sep 28;63(6):1079-80.
doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000138572.82125.f5.

The bioavailability of IV methylprednisolone and oral prednisone in multiple sclerosis

S A Morrow  1 , C A Stoian, J Dmitrovic, S C Chan, L M Metz
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Clinical Trial

The bioavailability of IV methylprednisolone and oral prednisone in multiple sclerosis

S A Morrow et al. Neurology. .

Abstract

Oral prednisone (1)might be a convenient, inexpensive alternative to IV methylprednisolone (IVMP) if the bioequivalent dose was known. We compared the total amount of steroid absorbed after 1250 mg oral prednisone vs 1 gram IVMP in 16 patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). At 24 hours, the mean area under the concentration-time curve (AUC), the main component of bioavailability, did not differ between groups (p = 0.122). This suggests that the amount of absorbed corticosteroid is similar after either steroid at these doses.

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