Inhaled corticosteroids offer a wide range of anti-inflammatory activity and have consistently
proved to be the most effective medication for the control of childhood asthma. The high …

Inhaled corticosteroids reduce asthma symptoms and exacerbations, improve lung function,
and reduce airway inflammation and bronchial hyperreactivity more effectively than other …

Objective To compare the long-term effect of treatment with fluticasone propionate or
beclomethasone dipropionate on growth in asthmatic children. Design Prospective …

1. Review the risks and benefits of inhaled cortico-steroid therapy in children. 2. Discuss
recent data regarding the effects of inhaled corticosteroid therapy on growth in children. 3 …

NOVEMBER 1998 twice dally. Hansen and Pedersen, 27 in a study of children with severe
asthma, demonstrated that low doses of inhaled budesonide administered by means of the …

The role of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in the treatment of childhood asthma has been well
established. An ideal corticosteroid should demonstrate high pulmonary deposition and …

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 …

OBJECTIVE. To review the use of inhaled corticosteroids on asthma control in children by
using the new therapeutic paradigm outlined in the Expert Panel Report 3: Guidelines for the …

In asthmatic children inhaled corticosteroids are widely used. However, there are some
concerns about the systemic adverse effects of these drugs, especially in the growing child …

In a controlled prospective study we have measured growth and pulmonary function in
children with asthma during long-term treatment with inhaled budesonide and compared …