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Table 1 Relative potencies of main corticosteroids (modified from [1])

From: Deflazacort: therapeutic index, relative potency and equivalent doses versus other corticosteroids

Corticosteroid

Anti-inflammatory potency

Na+ retaining potency

Cortisol

1

1

Cortisone

0.8

0.8

Fludrocortisone

10

125

Prednisone

4

0.8

Prednisolone

4

0.8

6a-methylprednisolone

5

0.5

Triamcinolone

5

0

Betamethasone

25

0

Dexamethasone

25

0

  1. The numbers in the Table indicate corticosteroid anti-inflammatory and Na+ retaining potency relative to cortisol (by convention, cortisol = 1), and have been calculated by the Author on the basis of currently available literature data