The widespread use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) since the early 1970's has meant that
asthma is generally better controlled in comparison with previous decades. Nevertheless …

Mild persistent asthma should be treated with continuous infixed corticosteroids (ICS), which
reduces exacerbations of disease, controls symptoms and reduces bronchial mucosal …

Inability to use inhaler devices correctly is a major source of non-compliance in patients with
asthma. The problem of coordinating dose release with inspiration seen with pressurised …

Asthma is now the commonest chronic disease in industrialised countries and its prevalence
is rising throughout the world. However, despite the availability of very effective treatments …

Modern asthma guidelines such as our UK BTS/SIGN national guidelines1 inform us that we
should aim to control most of our asthma patients near enough perfectly. This control is …

Asthma is a common disorder with an increasing prevalence in the developed world. It is a
serious health problem affecting health care costs, lost productivity, and death …

Asthma is controllable, and control is usually easily achieved. Current asthma consensus
treatment guidelines stress establishing and achieving certain goals of treatment, 13 which …

Until now, there has been little clear comprehensive guidance to assist clinicians in the
process of inhaler selection for their patients. General principles of inhaler selection and use …

Effective asthma management requires that the diagnosis be made, even if the patient is
very young and incapable of doing a pulmonary function test. Agreement on the goals of …

Asthma severity versus asthma control Asthma severity categories were redefined in recent
guidelines as intermittent, mild persistent, moderate persistent, and severe persistent. These …