Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++Table Graphic Jump LocationTable H-1 Steroid ConversionView Table||Download (.pdf)Table H-1 Steroid ConversionSteroidApproximate Equivalent Dose (mg)GlucocorticoidActivityMineralocorticoidActivityShort-acting (t½ 8–12h)Cortisone250.82Hydrocortisone2011Intermediate-acting (t½ 18–36h)Methylprednisolone450Prednisolone541Prednisone541Triamcinolone450Fludrocortisone–10125Long-acting (t½ 36–54h)Betamethasone0.6250Dexamethasone0.75300 ++▪ Meikle AW, Tyler FH. Potency and duration of action of glucocorticoids: Effects of hydrocortisone, prednisone, and dexamethasone on human pituitary-adrenal function. Am J Med 1977;63:200. [PubMed: 888843] ++▪ Swartz SL, Dluhy RG. Corticosteroids: Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics use. Drugs 1978;16:238. [PubMed: 209958] Your MyAccess profile is currently affiliated with '[InstitutionA]' and is in the process of switching affiliations to '[InstitutionB]'. Please click ‘Continue’ to continue the affiliation switch, otherwise click ‘Cancel’ to cancel signing in. Get Free Access Through Your Institution Learn how to see if your library subscribes to McGraw Hill Medical products. Subscribe: Institutional or Individual Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth