Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Adult Asthma. Time for a New Therapeutic Dose Terminology

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Title

Inhaled Corticosteroid Therapy in Adult Asthma. Time for a New Therapeutic Dose Terminology

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University of Otago

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Otago University Research Archive

Description

The Global Initiative for Asthma guidelines use the traditional terminology of "low," "medium," and "high" doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) to define daily maintenance doses of 100 to 250 μg, >250 to 500 μg, and >500 μg, respectively, of fluticasone propionate or equivalent for adults with asthma. This concise clinical review proposes that this terminology is not evidence based and that prescribing practice based on this terminology may lead to the use of inappropriately excessive doses...

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Research paper

Research format

Scholarly text / Journal article

Thesis level

Article

Date created

2019-06-15

Creator

Beasley, Richard / Harper, James / Bird, Grace / Maijers, Ingrid / Weatherall, Mark / Pavord, Ian D

URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10523/37681

Related subjects

Administration, Inhalation / Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use / Adult / Aged / Aged, 80 and over / Anti-Asthmatic Agents - standards / Anti-Asthmatic Agents - therapeutic use / Asthma - drug therapy / Dose-Response Relationship, Drug / Female / Fluticasone - standards / Fluticasone - therapeutic use / Humans / Male / Middle Aged / Practice Guidelines as Topic

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