PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - M E Lucas-Bouwman
AU  - R J Roorda
AU  - F G A Jansman
AU  - P L P Brand
TI  - Crushed prednisolone tablets or oral solution for acute asthma?
AID  - 10.1136/adc.84.4.347
DP  - 2001 Apr 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 347--348
VI  - 84
IP  - 4
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/84/4/347.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/84/4/347.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child2001 Apr 01; 84
AB  - In a randomised trial, treatment with prednisolone in two formulations (oral solution or crushed tablets) was compared in 78 young children with acute asthma. Prednisolone oral solution was better tolerated than crushed tablets (less vomiting, superior taste); clinical resolution was similar.