PEDIATRICS Vol. 104 No. 2 Supplement August 1999, pp. 385-385
-Adrenergic Agonist Therapy
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Purpose of the Study The standard therapy for acute episodes of asthma in the United States consists of three 2.5-mg doses of aerosolized albuterol given every 20 minutes. Whether this approach represents optimum therapy has never been tested.
Study Population and Methods
This study used a prospective, sequential design in which the effects
of two doses of 5.0 mg of aerosolized albuterol administered during 40 minutes (high-dose)