Taking effectiveness, safety, and cost into account, we have chosen the following steroid inhalers as our Best Buys for treating adult and childhood asthma. Beclomethasone (QVAR): For adults ...

Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) announced in May that Flovent HFA, a metered-dose inhaler, as well as Flovent Diskus, a dry powder ...

Medically reviewed by Jurairat J. Molina, MD HFA-based metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) contain a propellant to deliver the ...

Study Objectives: Despite their proven efficacy, inhaled steroids may be underused in the elderly asthmatic population. The objectives of this study were to determine if inhaled steroids are ...

If such an attack - involving difficulty breathing, wheezing, coughing and chest tightness - cannot be controlled with regular inhalers then doctors currently prescribe a course of steroids.

A case with typical history is reported in an asthmatic patient who very regularly used a steroid inhaler. The possible aetiological role of such steroid-based inhalers is discussed.