Inhaled corticosteroids are now recommended as first-line therapy for asthma. Although
these drugs clearly improve the symptoms of the disease and the associated physiologic …

Background Although inhaled corticosteroids are effective for the treatment of asthma, it is
uncertain whether their use can prevent death from asthma. Methods We used the …

Objective.—To examine the relationship between patterns of use of inhaled
beclomethasone dipropionate and the risk of fatal and near-fatal asthma. Design.—Nested …

Background: Inhaled corticosteroids are effective at preventing asthma morbidity and
mortality. Most studies, however, have focused on short term effects, raising uncertainty …

Despite the proven efficacy of inhaled corticosteroids in reducing airway inflammation and
their increasing use for the treatment of asthma since the mid 1980s, hospitalization for …

Inhaled corticosteroids have revolutionized the treatment of asthma and have now become
the mainstay of therapy for patients with chronic disease (1). In a supplement to this journal …

Inhaled corticosteroids have now become established as first-line therapy for patients with
persistent asthma. Corticosteroids are the only currently available asthma therapy that …

Background In clinical trials, the use of inhaled corticosteroids is associated with an
increased risk of pneumonia in people with COPD, but whether the same is true for people …

Overall, asthma mortality rates have declined dramatically in the last 30 years, due to
improved diagnosis and to better treatment, particularly in the 1990s following the more …

Introduction The available clinical guidelines have been successful in improving awareness
of the inflammatory nature of asthma and have promoted the use of inhaled corticosteroids …