Among adults presenting to primary care practices with acute sore throat, a single dose of oral dexamethasone compared with placebo did not increase the
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1 group will receive single dose oral (tablet) dexamethasone (10 mg) and symptomatic treatment, whilst the other group will be given symptomatic treatment only
1 mg/kg in the present study
Would a single dose of a steroid, as an anti-inflammatory agent, provide accelerated pain relief for sore throat in children? Answer: A single dose of oral dexamethasone (0
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a single oral dose of dexamethasone for pain relief in acute exudative pharyngitis associated with infectious mononucleosis
15 mg/kg (max 10 mg) oral/IV/IM as a single dose
Patients were orally or intramuscularly administered a single dose of 10 mg of dexamethasone as an adjuvant therapy with conventional treatments
To the Editor Dr Hayward and colleagues found that a single dose of dexamethasone did not increase the proportion of patients with resolution of acute sore throat symptoms at 24 hours compared with
Design: A UK-based, multicentre, two arm, individually randomised, double blind trial
It has been reported to have a prophylactic effect on postoperative nausea and vomiting [ 2, 4 ], and the efficacy of dexamethasone in the treatment of sore throat has been reported [ 1, 5, 6 ]
Sometimes, the etiology is bacterial, and in those cases antibiotics may shorten the duration of disease and provide symptomatic relief
BackgroundPostoperative sore throat (POST) is a common complication following tracheal intubation
This evidence was considered to be an insufficient basis on which to Effect of Oral Dexamethasone Without Immediate Antibiotics vs Placebo on Acute Sore Throat in Adults: A Randomized Clinical Trial