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Review

Outcomes associated with inhaled corticosteroid use in asthma and COPD: an update

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Pages 645-656 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014
 

Abstract

The aim of this review is to report the updates in the medical literature on the outcomes associated with inhaled corticosteroid use. This update finds that inhaled corticosteroids remain a frontline choice as controller therapy in the treatment of asthma. Adherence to medications, especially inhaled corticosteroids used as controller medications, is responsible for a decrease in hospital, emergency room and physician visits. All of these translate to reduced asthma-related healthcare costs and an increase in health-related quality of life. There is a need for further research on the role of inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outcomes.

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