Inhaled steroids may not work for half of asthma patients
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Inhaled corticosteroids have been the mainstay of treatment for persistent asthma for decades. A new trial suggests that for the ~50% of asthma patients with low sputum eosinophils, inhaled steroids are no better than placebo, and neither was tiotropium.
Inhaled steroids may not work for half of asthma patients
Inhaled steroids may not work for half of…
Inhaled steroids may not work for half of asthma patients
Inhaled corticosteroids have been the mainstay of treatment for persistent asthma for decades. A new trial suggests that for the ~50% of asthma patients with low sputum eosinophils, inhaled steroids are no better than placebo, and neither was tiotropium.