Oral steroids for asthma exacerbations; why prednisolone?

Date First Published:

January 29, 2018

Last Updated:

January 29, 2018

Report by:

Alice Bishop, Junior Clinical Fellow (Royal Manchester Children's Hospital)

Three-Part Question:

In [children with acute asthma exacerbations] is [oral prednisolone better than oral dexamethasone] at [preventing relapse]