Causes and solutions of refusing to use inhaled corticosteroids in asthmatic patients
Clinical implications of this review are that for patients with asthma that is poorly controlled with moderate doses of inhaled corticosteroids, additional salmeterol can give symptomatic benefit.
Compared with regular salbutamol, regular salmeterol was not associated with a significant increase in fatal or nonfatal serious adverse events in patients not taking inhaled corticosteroids.
The team reports that 6% of men and 11% of women receiving oral corticosteroids and 1% of men and 5% of women receiving inhaled corticosteroids filled prescriptions for osteoporosis drugs.
