A taste comparison of three different liquid steroid preparations: Prednisone, prednisolone, and dexamethasone

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 400-403

  Mitchell, John C ^a   Counselman, Francis L ^a,b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b 600 Gresham Drive ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Prednisolone; Prednisone; Steroids; Taste

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ORAPRED; PEDIAPRED; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG PREFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LIQUID; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ODOR; PALATABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; TASTE;

ADULT; DEXAMETHASONE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMPOUNDING; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; SUSPENSIONS; TASTE;

EID: 0037389404     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/aemj.10.4.400     Document Type: Article

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