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Single-dose oral dexamethasone is effective in preventing relapse after acute asthma exacerbations
Acute asthma exacerbations are a common cause for emergency department (ED) visits and the most frequent reason for childhood hospitalization in the United States.1,2 Asthma care guidelines recommend systemic corticosteroids for the management of acute exacerbations and prevention of relapse.3 However, for children with Medicaid insurance, corticosteroid prescriptions are filled in fewer than 45% of instances after ED discharge.4 Single-dose dexamethasone circumvents this noncompliance and the need for multiday regimens of prednisone or prednisolone, and small randomized controlled trials have suggested that dexamethasone ...
Source: Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - December 16, 2015 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Caroline S. Watnick, Daniel Fabbri, Donald H. Arnold Tags: Letter Source Type: research
