Additional Dosage Of Inhaled Corticosteroids Does Not Control Asthma
by admin ~ July 3rd, 2009.
Earlier advice on how to manage asthma may be a little faulty. This is what the Nottingham researchers have found after they conducted a study that will test whether the extra steroids were having an impact. The team gave patients an extra supply of inhalers, and told them to break into it when their peak flows began to worsen.
At the end of their experiment, the research team found out that that doubling the dose of inhaled steroids had no impact on the length of time it took for peak flow to return to normal levels. Also, it had no effect on the number of patients who ended up needing more powerful steroids in pill form to control their asthma.
From Medical News Today:
Advice to asthmatics to boost their intake of drugs when their condition deteriorates may be flawed, say Nottingham (UK) researchers.
Many people with the illness are told to take more steroid inhaler doses to get the disease back under control.
The team from City Hospital Nottingham (UK) launched a study to test whether the extra steroids were having an impact.
They gave patients an extra supply of inhalers, and told them to break into it when their peak flows began to worsen.
Some patients, however, received dummy inhalers with no drug in them.
The two groups were then compared to see if the extra steroids were good for the patient.
‘Such advice should include, as the authors of this paper say, a reserve supply of steroid tablets.’
The results of the study do not in any way detract from the British Asthma Guideline recommendation that people with asthma should be given personalized advice as to how to alter their therapy themselves to keep themselves well. However, these findings can give additional information on how to properly manage and control asthma.
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