IBD Doctor Appointment Guide
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I'm new at this whole IBD thing. Since I am on Prednisone (a steriod used to treat UC), the dosage decreases every 4 days. This can get really confusing!!! To help me take my medications correctly, I made a calendar and chart using Microsoft Word. Now I can refer to this when I'm filling my medications each week. I hope this sample will help others trying to figure out how to keep up with all of the new meds.
OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2008 PREDNISONE CALENDAR
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SUN
MON
TUES
WED
TH
FRI
SAT
26 OCTOBER
27
28
*colonoscopy
29
30
31 *40 mg
DAY 1-6
1 NOVEMBER
2
3
4
5
6 *30 mg
DAY 1-4
7
8
9
10 *20 mg
DAY 1-4
11
12
13
14 *17.5 mg
DAY 1-4
15
16
17
18 *15 mg
DAY 1-4
19
20
21
22 *12.5 mg
DAY 1-4
23
24
25
26 *10 mg
DAY 1-4
27
28
29
30 *7.5 mg
DAY 1-4
1 DECEMBER
2
3
4 *5 mg
DAY 1-4
5
6
7
8 *2.5 mg
DAY 1-4
9
10
11
DAY 4.
12
13
*Instructions: Decrease by 10 mg every 5 days to 20 mg, then decrease by 2.5 mg every 5 days until completed
DAILY DOSAGE:
40 mg
30 mg
20 mg
17.5 mg
15 mg
12.5 mg
10 mg
7.5 mg
5 mg
2.5 mg
AM
10 mg tab.
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
5 mg tab.
0
0
0
0
0
1 ½
1
1
1
½
Total:
20 mg
20 mg
10 mg
10 mg
10 mg
7.5 mg
5 mg
5 mg
5 mg
2.5
PM
10 mg tab.
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5 mg tab.
0
0
0
1 ½
1
1
1
½
0
0
Total:
20 mg
10 mg
10 mg
7.5 mg
5 mg
5 mg
5 mg
2.5 mg
0 mg
0 mg
BLANK COPY FOR YOU TO PRINT:
MEDICATION__________________________________DATE_________________________
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