NIH-funded trial finds patient symptom assessment method required less corticosteroid use
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2012. A study comparing three common approaches to periodically adjust the dosage of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) for people with mild asthma has found no detectable differences in how often a person’s asthma worsened. The methods examined in this study were a patient-guided modification based on symptoms, an assessment made by an examining physician, or the results of a breath test to…
