Original ContributionsParental pediatric corticosteroid preferences*,**,*
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Methods
Oral corticosteroids tested: Two prednisolone sryups: Pediapred (1 mg/mL; Medeva, Surrey, UK) and Prelone (3 mg/mL; Muro Pharmaceuticals, Tewksbury, MA). No substitutions with generic prednisolone preparations were used.
Results
The characteristics of the 214 children with their AAs comprising the study cohort are summarized in Table 1.Mean age of children (years) 3.5 ± 6 3 Mean weight of children (kg) 15.5 ± 6 9 Relationship of AA to children Mother 154 (72%) Father 51 (24%) Other 9 (4%) Medical insurance status of children Private 172 (80%) Medicaid 40 (19%) None 2 (1%) Characteristics of AAs Has a child with history of asthma or wheezing 72 (34%) Has heard of
Discussion
Compliance with outpatient pediatric medications depends on factors, which include cost, side effects, route of administration, and dosing. This study attempts to provide information on the preferences of caregivers for steroid medications for their children. We compared route of administration and taste/volume of oral medication.
In this population, on initial questioning, preferences for IM versus oral were split roughly in half. Possible reasons for caregiver preference for an injection
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