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Prednisone is a steroidal anti inflammatory. that is often prescribed in the case of inflammatory diseases like Rheumatoid arthritis. When this is prescribed by a doctor he will generally order an ESR , (erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), also called a sedimentation rate or Biernacki Reaction) this is a test that works out how quickly red blood cells settle over a given period of time. The higher the rate of settlement the higher the inflammation. Therefore if your ESR has gone down it would indicate the prednisone is doing the job and perhaps the dosage can be gradually lowered,

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