OBJECTIVE: To compare the efficacy and safety of once-daily inhaled ciclesonide 40 μg
(CIC40), 80 μg (CIC80), and 160 μg (CIC160) with placebo in children with persistent …

Ciclesonide provides a newer ICS with favorable pharmacokinetics that may improve the
therapeutic index, but assessment of its systemic effects such as growth await further …

Asthma guidelines focus on day-to-day control of symptoms. However, asthma attacks
remain common. They continue to cause mortality and considerable morbidity, and are a …

OBJECTIVE: This article presents information on the safety of zafirlukast, montelukast, and
zileuton, three antileukotrienes (anti-LTs) approved in the United States for the prophylaxis …

Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis (ARC) presents as nasal symptoms, eye watering and additional
signs of ocular allergy (eg itchy/burning eyes). Intranasal corticosteroids (INSs) are the most …

The Joint Task Force for the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the
American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology was charged with formulating a …

Systemic medications, such as antihistaminic and antiin. ammatory agents used in the
treatment of asthma and allergy, may have adverse effects on the eye. The major adverse …

Purpose: To ascertain the incidence of posterior subcapsular cataract and ocular
hypertension in a cohort of children⩽ 12 years on inhaled steroid therapy. Patients and …

Now in its thirteenth edition, Dreisbach's Handbook of Poisoning is long established as the
definitive handbook of poisoning for all physicians, nurses, crisis and hotline workers …

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of ultrasounds used in
phacoemulsification during cataract surgery on the corneal structure and morphology in …