PMID: 8950939Nov 1, 1996Paper

Inhaled corticosteroid therapy in long-term management of adult asthma

Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine
T Imai, M Adachi

Abstract

Bronchial asthma is no longer considered a condition with isolated, acute episodes of bronchoconstriction. Rather, asthma is now understood to be a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways. Therefore anti-inflammatory agents and, more specifically, inhaled corticosteroids are at present the most effective controllers in long-term treatment and prevention of asthma. Asthma is highly variable, so precise classification of severity is needed for management. Asthma therapy recommended in guidelines follows a stepwise approach in which the level of therapy is increased (step up) as the severity of asthma increased and therapy decreased (step down) once control is achieved and sustained. In this stepwise approach, inhaled corticosteroid is a key drug and establishment of the dosage of inhaled corticosteroid is most important.

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