Oral corticosteroids should be available on-hand at home for the next asthma exacerbation!

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Jul;121(1):18-21. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Apr 10.

Authors

Miles Weinberger¹, Leslie Hendeles², Mutasim Abu-Hasan²

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Department, University of California-San Diego, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, California. Electronic address: miles-weinberger@uiowa.edu.
² Pediatric Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida.

PMID: 29653237
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.04.004

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Administration, Inhalation
Administration, Oral
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use*
Anti-Asthmatic Agents / therapeutic use*
Asthma / drug therapy*
Asthma / physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Office Visits / statistics & numerical data
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Time Factors

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Anti-Asthmatic Agents