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 the only class of asthma medication that can reduce symptoms,
improve lung function, reduce the frequency of severe exacerbations, including hospital and …

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 …

Objective: To review the basis for the estimated comparative daily dosages of inhaled
corticosteroids for children and adults that are presented in the National Heart, Lung, and …

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 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 the mainstay of treatment for persistent asthma because of their
proven efficacy, which is better than any other class of antiasthma therapy. Concerns about …

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 glucocorticoids play an indispensable role in the therapy of asthma. Development of
new compounds was initially directed to increase the potency of the individual corticosteroid; …

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 …