If tapering off is not necessary up to 10 days , then any views on what
duration of treatment would require a tapering regimen ?
>A tapering course of steroids was not necessary after an initial course of
40 mg of prednisolone daily for >10 days in patients hospitalized for acute
asthma.
>O'Driscoll BR, Kalra S, Wilson M, et al. Double-blind trial of steroid
tapering in acute asthma. Lancet. >1993 Feb
>ACP Journal Club. 1993 July-Aug;119:7.
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