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Aims To investigate the dosage and duration of inhaled steroids prescribed to children and
to compare the prescribed doses with recommended doses for the treatment of asthma in …

Inhaled steroids are now the most important drugs for the treatment of asthma. Inhaled
steroids reduce symptoms in children with asthma (1); improve quality of life in the children …

Asthma is a common disease of children the basis of which is now recognized to be a state
of chronic airway inflammation, responsible for bronchial hyperreactivity. The introduction of …

It's no secret that orally ingested glucocorticoids cause growth suppression in children.
That's why inhaled formulations were so well received, particularly for the treatment of …

Inhaled corticosteroids are effective for the treatment of asthma. Because of the appreciation
of the importance of airway inflammation in the pathogenesis of the disease, these drugs are …

Although discussed for many years, systemic adverse effects from inhaled corticosteroid
therapy remains a complicated and controversial topic. It is by now well-known that inhaled …

Focuses on the benefits and limitations on the use of inhaled steroids in children with
asthma. Outcome parameters for anti-asthma drugs; Effects on the clinical outcome …

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 …

This is a comment on" Long-term inhaled corticosteroids in preschool children at high risk for
asthma." N Engl J Med. 2006 May 11; 354 (19): 1985-97. This is a comment on" Intermittent …