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QJM 2005 98(10):771-772; doi:10.1093/qjmed/hci117
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Stepping-down inhaled corticosteroid therapy in stable asthma: a secondary care perspective

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Sir,

Stepping-down inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) therapy in stable asthmatics is often poorly implemented, albeit against a background of limited evidence.1 It is well established in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines,2 and has recently been adopted by the British Thoracic Society and Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network consortium.1 In the latter guidelines, it is recommended that a 25–50% ICS . . . [Full Text of this Article]

D.K.C. Lee, P.S. Borade and D.A. Promnitz

Department of Respiratory Medicine Ipswich Hospital Heath Road Ipswich email: dkclee@doctors.org.uk

G.P. Currie

Department of Respiratory Medicine Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Foresterhill Aberdeen


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