Several studies have been devoted to the possible deleterious effects of inhaled
corticosteroids. These products are effective and have been widely used for longer and …

Inhaled corticosteroids are being given to more patients, at increasing doses and for longer
periods of time. This has led to renewed concern about side-effects, particularly when higher …

Background Asthma is a chronic disease with a heavy economic burden in terms of public
health on account of its clinical impact and consequences on quality of life and costs. Its …

Long before asthma was considered to be an inflammatory disorder, glucocorticosteroids
were used in its man-agement. It soon became apparent that a heavy price had to be paid …

Since the initial identification of corticosteroids as effective treatment for asthma (1–3),
inhaled corticosteroids have evolved into the most important and useful drugs currently …

Oral corticosteroids may be life-saving for symptoms of acute asthma, and short courses are
often useful to relieve even less serious acute exacerbations when the patient has become …

Inhaled corticosteroids are an established treatment for asthma. Their success is based on
their ability to improve control of asthma, to allow the reduction of other drugs, such as oral …

Corticosteroids effectively suppress asthma but have unwanted systemic side-effects which
can be avoided if taken by inhalation. Inhaled corticosteroids are effective and although …

The treatment of asthma has evolved over the past decade, in part, as a result of the greater
appreciation of airway inflammation in the pathophysiology of asthma. Early pathologic …

In the past 10 years many intervention studies have tried to define the optimal dose of
inhaled corticosteroids in the treatment of patients with mild or moderate asthma. In all but …