Abstract
As some of the earliest-known and most effective anti-inflammatory agents, corticosteroids have long been a part of the physicians’ armamentarium against asthma and other chronic inflammatory conditions. While inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are the cornerstone of asthma therapy, both the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) and British Thoracic Society/Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (BTS/SIGN) guidelines recommended the use of oral corticosteroids (OCS) as intermittent therapy in severe acute asthmatic attacks and as maintenance therapy in selected patients with severe asthma refractory to inhaled therapies [1, 2]. More recently, OCS have also been recommended as an adjunct to biologic therapies
Original language | English |
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Article number | 2200776 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | European Respiratory Journal |
Volume | 60 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 15 Sept 2022 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 2022 |