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Coping with Prednisone

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and learn why prednisone is a double-edged sword for many patients with protein-spilling kidney diseases. While we know Prednisone may be helpful to some, this treatment option comes with many unpleasant side effects.

Listen to Dr. Julie Ingelfinger, the author of Coping with Prednisone (and other cortisone-related medicines), as she discusses the only book for patients on coping with the symptoms of Prednisone.

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