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Although glucocorticoids remain the standard therapy, muscle\u2010centric evaluations typically fail to capture how dosing regimen and compound selection affect CNS and metabolic phenotypes. Here, we compared daily and weekly dosing of prednisolone and vamorolone in juvenile\n mdx<\/jats:italic>\n mice over 6\u00a0weeks to determine how these variables influence multisystem outcomes. Multiorgan efficacy and adverse effects were quantified across behavioural, endocrine, metabolic, cardiovascular and muscle domains using behavioural assays,\n in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n and functional muscle testing, haemodynamic evaluation and histopathology. Daily glucocorticoid dosing failed to improve muscle function or strength, whereas weekly vamorolone produced the most robust improvements in functional and\n in vivo<\/jats:italic>\n muscle strength. Daily prednisolone reduced circulating creatine kinase levels, but this biochemical change did not translate into enhanced muscle function outcomes. Daily regimens also induced severe adrenal cortical atrophy, yet these endocrine alterations were dissociated from CNS stress and anxiety responses, which remained unchanged by treatment. In addition, daily dosing caused pronounced systemic metabolic consequences, whereas weekly regimens substantially attenuated these effects, identifying dosing frequency as a key determinant of safety. Together, these findings demonstrate that glucocorticoid regimen selection fundamentally reshapes the efficacy\n versus<\/jats:italic>\n adverse effect profile and underscores the value of integrated multiorgan evaluation in DMD. This work highlights the need to expand therapeutic assessments beyond muscle pathology and raises new questions about how glucocorticoid signalling differentially engages peripheral and central physiological systems.\n \n \n image<\/jats:alt-text>\n <\/jats:graphic>\n <\/jats:boxed-text>\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Key points<\/jats:title>\n \n \n \n Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects multiple physiological systems, yet current glucocorticoid assessments rarely capture the CNS and metabolic effects of dosing regimens.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n \n Weekly vamorolone dosing improved muscle strength in\n mdx<\/jats:italic>\n mice, while daily prednisolone failed to improve performance despite lowering plasma creatine kinase.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n Stress\u2010 and anxiety\u2010related behaviours remained unchanged, despite adrenal atrophy revealing a disconnect between peripheral endocrine disruption and CNS phenotypes.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:list-item>\n \n 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