Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have become the mainstay of therapy in chronic childhood
asthma. Despite the long history and the documented efficacy of these drugs in controlling …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the most potent of all the available inhaled treatments, and
are effective medications for long-term control of asthma. However, their use in children is …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are now first‐line therapy for persistent asthma in children. The
major safety concerns of long‐term ICS therapy for childhood asthma are potential effects on …

Inhaled corticosteroids are established as the mainstay of maintenance therapy for chronic
asthma. However, there remains some debate regarding the safety of long-term use of these …

The role of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the treatment of childhood asthma has been well
established. An ideal corticosteroid should demonstrate high pulmonary deposition and …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are an established treatment for asthma in childhood. Recent
data bring to light growing concerns that ICS may have significant effects on growth velocity …

Asthma is a common disease of children the basis of which is now recognized to be a state
of chronic airway inflammation, responsible for bronchial hyperreactivity. The introduction of …

Background Treatment guidelines for asthma recommend inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) as
first-line therapy for children with persistent asthma. Although ICS treatment is generally …

BACKGROUND: Physicians have had some reluctance to use inhaled corticosteroids in very
young children with asthma because of the possible risks of adverse systemic effects …

Although inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have emerged as the preventive treatment of choice
for persistent asthma, few studies have been conducted in infants and very young children …