In your U.S. emergency practice, the common treatment for mild-moderate asthma is 2 mg/kg of prednisone/prednisolone orally in the acute setting, followed by 4 additional days of 1 mg/kg twice daily.

Comparative Effectiveness of Dexamethasone Versus Prednisone and Children Hospitalized With Asthma . Parikh K, Hall M, Mittal V, et al J Pediatr. 2015;167:639-644 ...

Prednisone is a versatile medication — but it has a few potential side effects. Does prednisone cause hair loss? It’s possible, though there’s not much evidence to confirm it.

Clinicians should exercise caution when prescribing steroids in patients presenting with an exacerbation of asthma in areas endemic for Strongyloides stercoralis (SS), as a patient experienced ...

Treatment guidelines recommend daily antiinflammatory therapy to control mild persistent asthma. 1,2 This recommendation for so-called controller therapy was prompted by studies reporting that ...

Nov. 11, 2002 (San Diego) — In a study of patients with chronic, severe asthma, mometazone furoate administered by metered dose inhaler effectively reduced oral prednisone requirements to levels ...

Prednisone suppresses the immune system and prevents the body from releasing substances that trigger inflammation. Most ...

Oral prednisone was administered according to a protocol that has been described previously. 1 An asthma-control day, as documented in each patient's diary, was a day during which there was no use ...

B O S T O N, Sept. 6 -- The steroid prednisone, if takenby mouth, is twice as effective as newer inhaled drugs fortreating children suffering a sudden, severe asthma attack,researchers said in ...

Researchers have developed a new method to treat severe asthma. In a study of over 200 participants with severe asthma, the new treatment was shown to have improved asthma symptoms and lung ...

Adults with asthma who were treated with one-dose dexamethasone in the emergency department had only slightly higher relapse than patients who were treated with a five-day course of prednisone.

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology: “Biologics for the Management of Severe Asthma.” Purvi Parikh, MD, allergist/immunologist, Allergy & Asthma Network. Mayo Clinic: “Asthma ...