Do Corticosteroids Decrease the Pain of Acute Pharyngitis? - Frankly Speaking EP 18
Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine
May 29, 201710m 24s
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Show Notes
When patients present with symptoms of a sore throat, an option for managing the pain that is sometimes used is corticosteroids. A randomized trial of a 1-time dose of 10 mg in patients with moderate to severe pharyngitis who were deemed to not need antibiotics found higher rates of symptom resolution at 48 hours.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand potential benefits of corticosteroids for treatment of pain of acute pharyngitis
- Understand limitations of evidence for benefit
- Understand other options for symptom relief