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Physician-authored summaries on the latest research on inhaled corticosteroids, editorials on inhaled corticosteroids, and perspectives on inhaled corticosteroids - drawn from the top medical journals.
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Raise Fracture Risk in COPD Patients
- September 13, 2011
- Patricia Kritek, MD
- General Medicine
Results should not deter ICS use in patients with moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Loke YK et al., Thorax 2011 Aug; 66:699.
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Do Inhaled Steroids Raise Pneumonia Risk in Asthma Patients?
- March 17, 2011
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
An industry-sponsored meta-analysis says no.- Reviewing:
- O'Byrne PM et al., Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011 Mar 1; 183:589.
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Might Provoke Diabetes
- January 11, 2011
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH
- General Medicine
In an observational study, diabetes was more likely to develop in current steroid users.- Reviewing:
- Suissa S et al., Am J Med 2010 Nov; 123:1001.
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Long-Acting Bronchodilators With or Without Inhaled Steroids in COPD
- November 5, 2009
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
Risk for moderate COPD exacerbations, but not severe exacerbations, was lower with combined therapy.- Reviewing:
- Rodrigo GJ et al., Chest 2009 Oct; 136:1029.
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Settling the Controversy About Long-Acting β-Agonists?
Adverse events are rare when LABAs are prescribed appropriately.- Reviewing:
- Bateman E et al., Ann Intern Med 2008 Jun 3;: Weiss KB., Ann Intern Med 2008 Jun 3;:
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Inhaled Corticosteroids and Risk for Fracture
- October 25, 2006
- Allan S. Brett, MD
- General Medicine
In an observational study, high-dose inhaled steroids were associated with increased fracture risk among elders.- Reviewing:
- Hubbard R et al., Chest 2006 Oct; 130:1082-8.
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Can Early Inhaled Steroids Modify the Course of Asthma in Children?
Early treatment in preschoolers did not alter the course of asthma.- Reviewing:
- Guilbert TW et al., N Engl J Med 2006 May 11; 354:1985-97. Bisgaard H et al., N Engl J Med 2006 May 11; 354:1998-2005. Gold DR and Fuhlbrigge AL., N Engl J Med 2006 May 11; 354:2058-60.
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Can Inhaled Steroids Modify the Course of Asthma?
- June 6, 2006
- Howard Bauchner, MD
- General Medicine
Early inhaled corticosteroid treatment in children did not alter the natural history of asthma.- Reviewing:
- Guilbert TW et al., N Engl J Med 2006 May 11; 354:1985-97. Bisgaard H et al., N Engl J Med 2006 May 11; 354:1998-2005. Gold DR and Fuhlbrigge A., N Engl J Med 2006 May 11; 354:2058-60.
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Inhaled Corticosteroids and Bone Density
- July 1, 2000
- MA Shepard
- Women's Health
Up to 3% of Europeans are long-term users of inhaled corticosteroids. These British authors studied the relation between cumulative inhaled steroid use and bone-mineral density . . .- Reviewing:
- Wong CA et al., Lancet 2000 Apr 22; 355:
1399 1403 . Sambrook PN., Lancet 2000 Apr 22; 355:1385 1385 .
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Inhaled Corticosteroids Affect Bone Mineral Density
- May 9, 2000
- B Jarman
- General Medicine
Inhaled corticosteroids cause fewer side effects than orally administered steroids; however, they are absorbed into the systemic circulation, and their use has been associated with . . .- Reviewing:
- Wong CA et al., Lancet 2000 Apr 22; 355:
1399 1403 . Sambrook PN., Lancet 2000 Apr 22; 355:1385 1385 .
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Inhaled Corticosteroids and Cataracts
- August 1, 1997
- AS Brett
- Dermatology
Prolonged use of systemic corticosteroids is known to promote the development of cataracts. This population-based, cross-sectional Australian study of over 3,000 adults (aged 49 to . . .- Reviewing:
- Cumming RG et al., N Engl J Med 1997 Jul 3; 337:
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INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS AND CATARACTS.
- July 11, 1997
- AS Brett
- General Medicine
Prolonged use of systemic corticosteroids is known to promote the development of cataracts. This population-based, cross-sectional Australian study of over 3,000 adults (aged 49 to . . .- Reviewing:
- Cumming RG et al., N Engl J Med 1997 Jul 3; 337:
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Inhaled Corticosteroids May Cause Acne
- June 1, 1993
- Johnson
- Dermatology
When first released for use, inhaled corticosteroids for allergic or perennial rhinitis and oral corticosteroids for asthma were said to have no topical mucosal or . . .- Reviewing:
- Monk B et al., Clin Exp Dermatol 1993; 18:
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DERMAL EFFECTS OF INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS.
- July 20, 1990
- KIM
- General Medicine
Inhaled corticosteroids provide a particularly attractive approach to the treatment of severe asthma because their effects are mostly limited to the lungs. However, some studies . . .- Reviewing:
- Capwell S et al., BMJ 1990 Jun 16; 300:
1548 1551 .
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Another Look at As-Needed Inhaled Steroids for Asthma
- September 25, 2012
- David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
Daily inhaled steroids might not be needed for all patients with mild-to-moderate asthma, but we shouldn't abandon current guidelines yet.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Calhoun WJ et al., JAMA 2012 Sep 12; 308:987. O'Connor GT and Reibman J., JAMA 2012 Sep 12; 308:1036.
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Intermittent Budesonide in Preschool Children with Recurrent Wheezing
- December 29, 2011
- David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
As-needed inhaled corticosteroids were as effective as daily inhaled steroids for certain children. -
Lung Function After Tiotropium in Patients with Severe Asthma
- June 14, 2011
- David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
As an add-on therapy, tiotropium improved lung function at 8 weeks.- Reviewing:
- Kerstjens HAM et al., J Allergy Clin Immunol 2011 May 31;:
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Omalizumab for Inadequately Controlled Severe Asthma
- June 7, 2011
- Jamaluddin Moloo, MD, MPH, and David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
As add-on treatment, it prevented some exacerbations in patients with severe allergic asthma.- Reviewing:
- Hanania NA et al., Ann Intern Med 2011 May 3; 154:573.
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Greater Role for Leukotriene-Receptor Antagonists in Asthma?
- May 10, 2011
- David J. Amrol, MD
- General Medicine
In real-world practices, these drugs compared favorably with guideline-recommended first-line agents.
CME Exam- Reviewing:
- Price D et al., N Engl J Med 2011 May 5; 364:1695. Dahlén S-E et al., N Engl J Med 2011 May 5; 364:1769.
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Leukotriene Antagonists as Effective as Other Asthma Therapies — At Least in the Short Term Free
- May 5, 2011
- Physician's First Watch
Leukotriene-receptor antagonists may be as effective as inhaled corticosteroids for first-line treatment of asthma and as effective as long-acting beta agonists for...
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