Bone density in asthmatic patients taking high dose inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate and intermittent systemic corticosteroids.

GE Packe, JG Douglas, AF McDonald, SP Robins… - Thorax, 1992 - thorax.bmj.com
BACKGROUND: Asthmatic patients taking low to moderate doses of inhaled topical
corticosteroids have been shown to have lower bone density than those taking …

Risk of fatal and near-fatal asthma in relation to inhaled corticosteroid use

P Ernst, WO Spitzer, S Suissa, D Cockcroft, B Habbick… - Jama, 1992 - jamanetwork.com
Objective.—To examine the relationship between patterns of use of inhaled
beclomethasone dipropionate and the risk of fatal and near-fatal asthma. Design.—Nested …

Cessation of long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroid (budesonide) in children with asthma results in deterioration

I GERRITSEN, EI DUIVERMAN, K KNOL… - Am Rev Respir …, 1993 - atsjournals.org
Inhaled corticosteroid has been shown to be effective in the management of asthma.
However, there is a lack of studies that assess the effect of cessation after long-term …