Small-particle inhaled corticosteroids: Paradigm shift in asthma treatment – ModernMedicine


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Small-particle inhaled corticosteroids: Paradigm shift in asthma treatment
ModernMedicine
When large-particle inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) used as a monotherapy fail to control asthma, the current asthma guidelines recommend “stepping up” therapy by adding long-acting beta 2 agonists (LABAs) to the regimen as a first-line alternative

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Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of asthma exacerbations in children – Dove Medical Press

Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids and the risk of asthma exacerbations in children
Dove Medical Press
Background: Non-adherence to inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) is a major risk factor for poor asthma control in children. However, little is known about the effect of adherence to ICS on the incidence of asthma exacerbations. The objective of this study

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VNN1 Gene Could Serve As a Biomarker for Response to Corticosteroids in … – Lung Disease News


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VNN1 Gene Could Serve As a Biomarker for Response to Corticosteroids in
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According to study investigator Gurjit Khurana Hershey, MD, PhD, director of Asthma Research at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, “Genome-wide analysis allowed us to identify a gene, whose expression discriminated between good and poor …

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A Study to Compare the Efficacy of Fluticasone Furoate/Vilanterol Inhalation Powder With Usual Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS)/Long Acting Beta Agonists (LABA) in Persistent Asthma

Condition:   Asthma
Interventions:   Drug: Fluticasone Furoate;   Drug: Vilanterol;   Drug: Fluticasone propionate;   Drug: Salmeterol;   Drug: Budesonide;   Drug: Formoterol Fumarate
Sponsor:   GlaxoSmithKline
Not yet recruiting – verified May 2015

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