Background: Inhaled corticosteroids are widely used to treat asthma. There is a need to be
able to compare different inhaled corticosteroids and different doses of an inhaled …

The efficacy of beclomethasone dipropionate aerosol (BDA) 100 micrograms qid was
compared with that of budesonide aerosol 10 micrograms qid in 17 patients. The efficacy of …

Oral corticosteroids may be life-saving for symptoms of acute asthma, and short courses are
often useful to relieve even less serious acute exacerbations when the patient has become …

Inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) are widely used as first-line treatment for various chronic
respiratory illnesses. Advances in devices and formulations have reduced their local …

Inhaled corticosteroid therapy is well established as an effective form of maintenance
treatment in asthma and in conventional dosage has the advantage of avoiding the systemic …

Objectives To compare the systemic bioavailability (assessed by cortisol suppression) of
high-dose budesonide when given by four inhaler devices and orally. Also studied are the …

Controversy over the use of inhaled β-ago-nists has dated almost from their introduction as a
treatment for asthma. Their effectiveness as bronchodilators is not disputed, but there is …

Introduction: The frequent use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs), especially at higher doses,
has been accompanied by concern about both systemic and local side effects. Patients …

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 …

Since inhaled and intranasal corticosteroids may be systemically bioavailable, risk of growth
suppression cannot be ruled out in children treated with these compounds. The mechanisms …