• Once lupus kidney (or other organ) disease is diagnosed, treatment with steroids is started.
• Some patients know these medications as:

  –Prednisone

  –Solumedrol

  –Medrol

• The main advantage of steroids is that they start to work right away.
• Many people with lupus already know a lot about steroids. If you are interested in hearing more about steroids and the ways that people deal with their side effects, click here.