Ultrafine particle meter-dose inhalers (MDIs ... provide similar efficacy and safety in low to medium doses. Whether or not some of the newer inhaled corticosteroids offer any advantages at ...

Recently, tiotropium has been studied in asthma, when added to low-dose inhaled corticosteroids in unselected moderate asthmatics or in patients with uncontrolled asthma, or patients with chronic ...

In treating asthma, inhaled steroids are favored over steroid pills because they act directly on the airways. This enhances their effectiveness and allows a lower dose to be used. The lower dose ...

The findings, based on pooled trial data from more than 2,000 patients, suggest that low-dose steroid treatment might have a role in severe, refractory shock. Despite more than 50 years of use ...

Once symptom control is achieved, treatment may be stepped down to a low- or medium-dose inhaled corticosteroid, if ...

"Arnuity Ellipta is an inhaled steroid but not a direct substitute for Flovent HFA or Flovent Diskus." Patients should check with their doctor to determine the appropriate dosage and the proper ...

To minimize the systemic effects of orally inhaled corticosteroids, including Flovent HFA, each patient should be titrated to the lowest effective dose ... daily with low to high doses of ICS ...

metered-dose inhaler with dose counter. Mometasone furoate is a corticosteroid demonstrating potent anti-inflammatory activity. The precise mechanism of corticosteroid action on asthma is not known.

researchers found that regular use of high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) lowered the risk of developing lung cancer. The results for this study appear in the first issue for April 2007 of the ...

Low dose birth control pills may have fewer side effects compared with older, higher-dose ones, but certain groups may still have increased health risks. If they aren’t taken correctly ...