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Prednisone sizing

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sue35

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Ok I know I spelled prednisone wrong, I am sorry. Anyway, for those of you who take 10mg tablets how big are yours?

I got mine from my regular pharmacy and they were always kind of big. This time I got them from the CF Services and they are so so tiny! I am concerned because I am supposed to be on 30 everyday while I am sick and I can't breathe and was wondering if they gave me the wrong dose.

I will call them but I still don't trust it. Are all of yours super small also. They are about 1/2 the size of a small pea.

Thanks!
 
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sue35

New member
Ok I know I spelled prednisone wrong, I am sorry. Anyway, for those of you who take 10mg tablets how big are yours?

I got mine from my regular pharmacy and they were always kind of big. This time I got them from the CF Services and they are so so tiny! I am concerned because I am supposed to be on 30 everyday while I am sick and I can't breathe and was wondering if they gave me the wrong dose.

I will call them but I still don't trust it. Are all of yours super small also. They are about 1/2 the size of a small pea.

Thanks!
 
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sue35

New member
Ok I know I spelled prednisone wrong, I am sorry. Anyway, for those of you who take 10mg tablets how big are yours?

I got mine from my regular pharmacy and they were always kind of big. This time I got them from the CF Services and they are so so tiny! I am concerned because I am supposed to be on 30 everyday while I am sick and I can't breathe and was wondering if they gave me the wrong dose.

I will call them but I still don't trust it. Are all of yours super small also. They are about 1/2 the size of a small pea.

Thanks!
 
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Pumuckl

New member
I am on Medrol and my pills are quite small as well. I looked up 10mg prednisone and this is what I found...

Here is a link with images re pill size hope this helps <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.gicare.com/pated/prednisone.htm">Prednisone sizes/dosages</a>
 
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Pumuckl

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I am on Medrol and my pills are quite small as well. I looked up 10mg prednisone and this is what I found...

Here is a link with images re pill size hope this helps <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.gicare.com/pated/prednisone.htm">Prednisone sizes/dosages</a>
 
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Pumuckl

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I am on Medrol and my pills are quite small as well. I looked up 10mg prednisone and this is what I found...

Here is a link with images re pill size hope this helps <a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.gicare.com/pated/prednisone.htm">Prednisone sizes/dosages</a>
 
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sue35

New member
See now mine is MUCH smaller than the 10mg picture. I would say it is smaller than the 2.5 because I have used those. I wonder if maybe I got the generic kind from my pharmacy and the "real" kind from the CF services. Thanks for looking, apparently when I typed it in I was inept and found nothing.

Ugh, now I don't know what to do. I just don't trust the CF sevices for some reason.
 
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sue35

New member
See now mine is MUCH smaller than the 10mg picture. I would say it is smaller than the 2.5 because I have used those. I wonder if maybe I got the generic kind from my pharmacy and the "real" kind from the CF services. Thanks for looking, apparently when I typed it in I was inept and found nothing.

Ugh, now I don't know what to do. I just don't trust the CF sevices for some reason.
 
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sue35

New member
See now mine is MUCH smaller than the 10mg picture. I would say it is smaller than the 2.5 because I have used those. I wonder if maybe I got the generic kind from my pharmacy and the "real" kind from the CF services. Thanks for looking, apparently when I typed it in I was inept and found nothing.

Ugh, now I don't know what to do. I just don't trust the CF sevices for some reason.
 
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Wendy

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I have taken the 10mg prednisone many times and the ones I get from my local pharmacy are small. Mine look like the ones on Pumuckl's link, but smaller, as I don't think those are actual sizes. I have also taken the 20mg before, and they look the same, too. I think those pics might be enlarged a little to show more detail. Do your pills have any writing on them, like a 10 or anything? That might ease your mind if there is at least a mg dosage labeled on the pill itself. Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know, mine are smaller, too, so you probably have the right ones; but it's good that you noticed and are checking before you take them!
 
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Wendy

Guest
I have taken the 10mg prednisone many times and the ones I get from my local pharmacy are small. Mine look like the ones on Pumuckl's link, but smaller, as I don't think those are actual sizes. I have also taken the 20mg before, and they look the same, too. I think those pics might be enlarged a little to show more detail. Do your pills have any writing on them, like a 10 or anything? That might ease your mind if there is at least a mg dosage labeled on the pill itself. Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know, mine are smaller, too, so you probably have the right ones; but it's good that you noticed and are checking before you take them!
 
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Wendy

Guest
I have taken the 10mg prednisone many times and the ones I get from my local pharmacy are small. Mine look like the ones on Pumuckl's link, but smaller, as I don't think those are actual sizes. I have also taken the 20mg before, and they look the same, too. I think those pics might be enlarged a little to show more detail. Do your pills have any writing on them, like a 10 or anything? That might ease your mind if there is at least a mg dosage labeled on the pill itself. Anyway, I just thought I'd let you know, mine are smaller, too, so you probably have the right ones; but it's good that you noticed and are checking before you take them!
 
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shamrock

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I'm on 10mg everyday and take two 5mg tablets. They are teeny tiny things. When I was on 25mg, I took a 25mg tablet and its MUCH smaller then in that picture, as are my 5mg sizes. Maybe they're not supposed to look like exact sizes??
 
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shamrock

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I'm on 10mg everyday and take two 5mg tablets. They are teeny tiny things. When I was on 25mg, I took a 25mg tablet and its MUCH smaller then in that picture, as are my 5mg sizes. Maybe they're not supposed to look like exact sizes??
 
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shamrock

New member
I'm on 10mg everyday and take two 5mg tablets. They are teeny tiny things. When I was on 25mg, I took a 25mg tablet and its MUCH smaller then in that picture, as are my 5mg sizes. Maybe they're not supposed to look like exact sizes??
 
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