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Adrenocortical suppression by synthetic corticosteroid drugs: a comparative study of prednisolone and betamethasone.

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (1978) 6(5) 397-399
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.1978.tb04603.x
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1 Single‐dose studies were conducted to investigate the relative potency of prednisolone and betamethasone in suppressing adrenocortical function. 2 Betamethasone produced more profound suppression of plasma cortisol than an equivalent anti‐inflammatory dose of prednisolone. 1978 The British Pharmacological Society

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Downie, W., Dixon, J., Lowe, J., Rhind, V., Leatham, P., & Pickup, M. (1978). Adrenocortical suppression by synthetic corticosteroid drugs: a comparative study of prednisolone and betamethasone. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 6(5), 397–399. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2125.1978.tb04603.x

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