Guide Note:
Inhaled Corticosteroids are controllers of asthma and COPD.
Fast Facts:
- Inhalation route acts directly on the lungs and minimizes steroid side effects
- Controls asthma by decreasing airway inflammation
- For long-term control of asthma
- Available as aerosols, diskus , respules and powder for inhalation
- Sometimes combined with long acting beta- adrenoreceptor agonists
- Brand names: Pulmicort, Qvar, Flovent, Alvesco and Advair
- Side effect is usually oral thrush
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Inhaled Corticosteroids.