title: Outcomes associated with inhaled corticosteroid use in asthma and COPD: an update.
abstract: The aim of this review is to report the updates in the medical literature on the outcomes associated with inhaled corticosteroid use. This update finds that inhaled corticosteroids remain a frontline choice as controller therapy in the treatment of asthma. Adherence to medications, especially inhaled corticosteroids used as controller medications, is responsible for a decrease in hospital, emergency room and physician visits. All of these translate to reduced asthma-related healthcare costs and an increase in health-related quality of life. There is a need for further research on the role of inhaled corticosteroids in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease outcomes.
authors.affiliation: The University of Texas Health Science Center, School of Public Health, E-345, 1200 Hermann Pressler, Houston, TX 77030, USA. mbhosle@sph.uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: Monali J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bhosle
authors.forename: Rahul A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Shenolikar
authors.forename: Amit S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kulkarni
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Balkrishnan