Inhaled corticosteroids remain the most important therapy for chronic asthma in both adults
and children. As all inhaled corticosteroids act by binding to a common glucocorticoid …

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 …

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 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 …

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 are a first-line therapy for persistent asthma in children. Major safety
concerns of long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy include suppression of adrenal …

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 are established as the mainstay of maintenance therapy for chronic
asthma. However, there remains some debate regarding the safety of long-term use of these …

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