RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Crushed prednisolone tablets or oral solution for acute asthma?
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 347
OP 348
DO 10.1136/adc.84.4.347
VO 84
IS 4
A1 M E Lucas-Bouwman
A1 R J Roorda
A1 F G A Jansman
A1 P L P Brand
YR 2001
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/84/4/347.abstract
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.