Glucocorticosteroids are a group of structurally related molecules that includes natural
hormones and synthetic drugs with a wide range of anti‐inflammatory potencies. For …

Objective: To define the evidence for doses of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and
describe this in clinically meaningful, evidence‐based terms. Data source: Cochrane …

Potent, topically active corticosteroids with minimum systemic activity have fewer adverse
effects than do systemic corticosteroids, and can control both asthma and allergic rhinitis …

Introduction The available clinical guidelines have been successful in improving awareness
of the inflammatory nature of asthma and have promoted the use of inhaled corticosteroids …

OBJECTIVE: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are the most effective medications available for
patients with persistent asthma of all severities and currently are recommended as the …

Despite the established efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in improving lung function in
asthma, there has not been a corresponding improvement in morbidity and mortality …

The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic effects of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) have
shaped the efficacy and safety of these agents in the treatment of asthma. Important …

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways involving a characteristic pattern of
airway infiltration with lymphocytes, eosinophils, and mast cells, subepithelial deposition of …

There has been increasing concern in the medical literature about the safety of inhaled and
nasal corticosteroids, since many patients, both adults and children, are increasingly …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease that encompasses emphysema,
chronic obstructive bronchitis and small airway obstruction and that is characterised by …