PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Nierengarten, Mary Beth
TI  - Consistent Targeted Dosing of BUD Benefits Asthma Patients Needing Long-Term Oral Corticosteroids
DP  - 2014 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 17--18
VI  - 14
IP  - 11
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/11/17.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/11/17.full
AB  - In patients with severe asthma who depend on long-term oral corticosteroid therapy, additional treatment with consistent doses of budesonide (BUD) delivered by a novel inhalation system significantly improved lung function and control of asthma exacerbations. This article discusses outcomes from the AKITA Inhaled Steroid Suspension for Inhalation in Subjects With Asthma [AICS; NCT01200108; Canisius S et al. Am J Respir Crit Care 2014]