Background Maintenance and reliever therapy (MART) with inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/formoterol effectively reduces exacerbations in asthma. We aimed to investigate ...

Introduction: The incidence of asthma exacerbations in patients receiving salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (Seretide™ or Advair ®) is low. However, when asthma control deteriorates ...

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The effect of both types of treatment can be assessed by measuring lung and systemic parameters. Treatment for two weeks with either oral prednisolone (30 mg/day), high dose fluticasone propionate ...