A n injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks is more effective than the current treatment of steroid tablets, reducing the need for further treatment by 30%. The findings, published in ...

Around 50% of asthma attacks and 30% of COPD attacks ... of an exacerbation – to show that it's more effective than steroid tablets, which is the only treatment currently available." ...

According to national guidelines, mild persistent asthma is defined by a need for β-agonist treatment more than 2 days per week (but less than daily), asthma-related nighttime awakenings more ...

Patients being treated with steroids are more than ... glucocorticoid tablets can be prescribed by GPs for conditions such as asthma and rheumatoid arthritis and it is important that they, too ...