Triamcort Dosage/Direction for Use

Adult and children's dose ≥12 years: Adrenocorticoid insufficiency = 4-12 mg/day as a single dose or divided doses.
Other indications 4-48 mg/day as a single dose or divided doses.
Note in some patients (eg systemic lupus erythematosus, acute rheumatic carditis or hematologic disorders), the recommended initial dose is 60 mg/day.
Children's dose < 12 years: Adrenocorticoid insufficiency: 117 mcg/kg body weight or 3.3 mg/m² body surface area per day as a single dose or multiple doses.
Other indications: 416 mcg-1.7 mg/kg body weight or 12.5-50 mg/m² body surface area per day as a single dose or divided doses.
Note: some patients with neoplastic disease (acute leukemia) the recommended initial dose is 2 mg/kg body weight/day.