title: [Current trends in asthma management].
abstract: INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS: There has been substantial improvement in asthma management over the last few years. Inhaled glucocorticoids (ICS) are the most effective therapy in the treatment of asthma. COMPLEMENTARY TREATMENTS: Additional treatments such as theophyllines, long-acting beta 2 agonists or more recently leukotriene antagonists allow in most cases the maintenance of ICS at safe dosages without substantial adverse effects. COMPLIANCE: Compliance is a major issue that can only be improved using global management strategies in which asthma education plays a prominent role.
authors.affiliation: D¿epartement de M¿edecine interne et Pneumologie, CHRU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gut-Gobert
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chenu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lemiére
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leroyer
mesh_terms: D000280:Administration, Inhalation; D001249:Asthma / Q000188:drug therapy*; D001993:Bronchodilator Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic
chemical_list: D001993:Bronchodilator Agents; D005938:Glucocorticoids