Inhaled glucocorticoids or corticosteroids are the drugs of choice for a variety of disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. But are you aware that they have adverse reactions too? This article focuses on major possible side effects of inhaled corticosteroids,however, majority of these lack sufficient data that establishes them. Inhaled glucocorticoids or inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are very common in the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Various studies have suggested that ICS have relatively fewer side-effects compared to oral corticosteroids. This has made ICS very popular amongst the clinicians for use right from the pediatric age. Though the ICS is thought to have relatively fewer side-effects than oral corticosteroids, the system effects of prolonged used of ICS cannot be denied. This article will provide a brief…
