Disodium cromoglycate in treatment of asthmatic children.
In nearly all 38 children with asthma studied after administration of DSCG in Regina and Saskatoon, in our judgment there was marked improvement in chest symptoms, wheezing, coughing and weight gain. The patients and their families noted the same improvements. There was marked improvement in personality, school attendance, physical activity and other readily observed criteria. Other medications were sharply reduced in nearly every case. This was particularly significant in the case of steroid therapy and aerosol bronchodilators.DSCG has an important role in the treatment of properly selected cases of asthma. We noted no untoward side effects. It must be again emphasized that this drug is prophylactic and not palliative.
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Br J Dis Chest. 1971 Oct;65(4):189-204
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