Oral prednisone is as effective as IV methylprednisolone for treating acute asthma
August 1999
Oral prednisone is as effective as IV methylprednisolone for treating acute asthma in hospitalized kids.
It's usually assumed that IV steroid therapy is needed for kids sick enough to be in the hospital...but this may not be the case.
IV therapy may have a faster onset...but after the first few hours, there's no difference between equally potent doses of methylprednisolone and oral prednisone.
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