Steroids for COPD include oral steroids ... There are also combination drugs that include a steroid and another medication. Each type of steroid works a little differently in controlling or ...

In a German registry study, it took about 14 months for half of patients who made the switch to develop a new COPD exacerbation, compared with 9.5 months for those who stayed on triple therapy ...

What is the appropriate management of steroid-induced diabetes in patients ... tapering of the GC during the treatment of the COPD exacerbation. Blood glucose measurements often improve when ...

Steroid Dosing, Glucose Levels Do Not Increase Likelihood of COPD ... Steroid dosing and glucose levels were not associated with an increase in hospital readmissions related to COPD exacerbations.

It notes that hyperglycaemia and sinusitis or sinus infection AEs were only observed in the steroid group ... of acute ...

A total of 56 patients (35.9 percent) reached the primary end point of COPD exacerbation in the short ... will enable clinicians to minimize steroid exposure and reduce the risk of steroid-related ...

Older people who use steroid inhalers for asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are more likely to suffer particular bacterial infections, according to a large study. Older people ...

An injection given during some asthma and COPD attacks ... at the point of an exacerbation for this type of asthma has barely changed for over fifty years, with steroid drugs being the mainstay ...

For many people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD, a steroid inhaler is a daily necessity to keep their airways open and help them to breathe. Now, a new UBC analysis shows that ...

A new treatment for asthma and COPD attacks could revolutionise patient care, scientists say. An injection given during attacks is more effective than the current steroid tablet treatment ... therapy ...