The use of a tapering dose of methylprednisolone for asthma exacerbations: Is it adequate?

The convenience of taking a specific number of pills from a package each day might explain why this method evolved. [...]for the busy physician, it is simpler than specifying the exact number of corticosteroid pills that need to be taken. [...]this report highlights the frequency of the use of an MD...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The journal of allergy and clinical immunology in practice (Cambridge, MA) MA), 2013-11, Vol.1 (6), p.695-697
1. Verfasser:	Strauss, Ronald A., MD
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Allergy and Immunology Anti-Asthmatic Agents - administration & dosage Asthma Asthma - drug therapy Departments Drug Administration Schedule Female Glucocorticoids - administration & dosage Hospitals Humans Internal Medicine Methylprednisolone - administration & dosage Physicians Practice Patterns, Physicians' - standards Quality of life
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Zusammenfassung:	The convenience of taking a specific number of pills from a package each day might explain why this method evolved. [...]for the busy physician, it is simpler than specifying the exact number of corticosteroid pills that need to be taken. [...]this report highlights the frequency of the use of an MDP in our community for patients with asthma who have exacerbations.
ISSN:	2213-2198 2213-2201
DOI:	10.1016/j.jaip.2013.08.006