BACKGROUND: Inhaled corticosteroids are recognized as the mainstay of prophylactic anti-
inflammatory therapy in patients with persistent asthma. In large multiclinic trials, the clinical …

Corticosteroids have a significant role in the management of asthma due to their powerful
anti-inflammatory actions. However, when given orally, they cause significant and unwanted …

Comparative efficacy and safety of inhaled corticosteroids in asthma. - Abstract - Europe
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Inhaled corticosteroids are established treatment for asthma. Their place as recommended
first-line agents in chronic symptomatic asthma (1, 2) is based on ability to reduce symptoms …

Inhaled corticosteroids have been available for the treatment of asthma for more than 20
years and are considered a primary modality in the prevention of hospitalization and …

Inhaled corticosteroids are now recommended as first-line therapy for asthma. Although
these drugs clearly improve the symptoms of the disease and the associated physiologic …

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 …

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 …

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 …