Objective: To review the basis for the estimated comparative daily dosages of inhaled corticosteroids for children and adults that are presented in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's ...

Steroids for COPD include oral steroids, inhaled steroids, and combination inhalers. Each type comes with its own benefits and side effects. While no cure currently exists for COPD, several types ...

Researchers have found in a new study that patients with severe asthma beginning inhaled corticosteroid therapy (ICS) after ...

BACKGROUND Inhaled corticosteroids are the most efficacious anti-inflammatory drugs in asthma. International guidelines also advocate the early introduction of inhaled corticosteroids in ...

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2009;43(3):519-527.

Background Some patients with refractory asthma have evidence of uncontrolled eosinophilic inflammation in the distal airways. While traditional formulations of inhaled steroids settle predominantly ...

Patients with stable asthma are keen to ‘step down’ their medication when appropriate, say researchers who surveyed GP ...

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Pre-treatment disease trajectories in severe asthma impact treatment-related outcomes, according to a study by Johannes ...

The wheezy infant remains a conundrum for both primary care teams and hospital paediatricians. Treatment strategies vary from no treatment to regular treatment with inhaled bronchodilators and ...

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