Objective: To review the basis for the estimated comparative daily dosages of inhaled corticosteroids for children and adults that are presented in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's ...

Cole Schmidtknecht had chronic asthma since he was a child, and had used a steroid inhaler to control his symptoms for more ...

As Madison, Wisconsin's WMTV reports, the parents of the late Cole Schmidtknecht are suing Walgreens OptumRX, UnitedHealth's pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), after it upped the price of his steroid ...

Inhaled steroids reduce and prevent inflammation, swelling, and mucus build-up in your airways and lungs to help prevent asthma attacks and help you breathe easier. But not everyone with asthma ...

A YOUNG man tragically died from an asthma attack after the cost of his inhaler skyrocketed from $66 to $500, according to a lawsuit filed by his family. Cole Schmidtknecht, 22, had battled ...

Design - Prospective observational inhaled steroid withdrawal study. 45 Dutch general practices. Participants - 232 subjects with a general practice based diagnosis of COPD with various degrees of ...

Steroids for COPD include oral steroids, inhaled steroids, and combination inhalers. Each type comes with its own benefits and side effects. While no cure currently exists for COPD, several types ...

Inhalers for COPD provide steroids, bronchodilators, or combination drugs. The three types differ in the mechanism by which the medication is inhaled and have different instructions for use.

Patients with stable asthma are keen to ‘step down’ their medication when appropriate, say researchers who surveyed GP ...

It is unclear whether inhaled corticosteroids have clinically important effects on bone-mineral density (BMD) in postmenopausal women. Confounding factors, such as physical activity level and ...