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Patient selection criteria, interventional technique, steroid type, dose, injectate volume, outcomes, adverse effects, interval, and total number of injections are some of the important variables that factor into how much glucocorticoid (GC) may be administered in treating an individual with radicular pain. Interventional technique (interlaminar versus transforaminal) and steroid type (particulate versus non-particulate) have been covered in separate FactFinders. In consideration of the advisability of a maximum annual GC dose for ESI, this FactFinder will briefly examine the evidence concerning epidural steroid dose and injection interval as they relate to effectiveness data and adverse effects due to systemic corticosteroid absorption.