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Combined oral, inhaled steroids prevent relapse in acute asthma.

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Source
Healthc Demand Dis Manag. 1999 Aug;5(8):123-5
Publication Type
Article
Date
Aug-1999
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Source
Healthc Demand Dis Manag. 1999 Aug;5(8):123-5
Date
Aug-1999
Language
English
Publication Type
Article
Keywords
Alberta
Asthma - drug therapy - prevention & control
Budesonide - administration & dosage - therapeutic use
Disease Management
Double-Blind Method
Drug Therapy, Combination
Humans
Placebos
Prednisone - administration & dosage - therapeutic use
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Recurrence
Abstract
A new study indicates that patients who have an acute asthma episode in the emergency department may experience a 50% decline in relapse when high-dose inhaled budesonide is used in combination with the standard oral prednisone alone.
PubMed ID
10557952 View in PubMed
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