Inhaled corticosteroids play a pivotal role in the treatment of asthma. Inhalation permits
effective delivery of the corticosteroid in high concentration to target sites within the lung …

Inhaled corticosteroids have revolutionized the treatment of asthma and have now become
the mainstay of therapy for patients with chronic disease (1). In a supplement to this journal …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the standard of care in asthma and are widely used in the
treatment of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. High-dose regimens and …

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 …

The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program 1997 guidelines and 2002 update
provide an overview of potential local and systemic side effects associated with inhaled …

The therapeutic ratio for inhaled corticosteroid therapy is determined by the relative dose-
response relationships for anti-asthmatic clinical efficacy and systemic adverse effects. In …

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 corticosteroid (ICS) therapy carries less risk of complicating drug-or disease-related
morbidity and mortality than that associated with other antiasthmatic drugs such as …

The frequent use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), especially at higher doses, has been
accompanied by concern about both systemic and local side effects. The systemic …

Corticosteroids have numerous applications in treating inflammation and diseases of
immune function based on their significant anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive …