As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers may leads to lower hospital admission, ED and urgent care visits compared with as‐required FABA inhalers (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.35
2 studies · 2997 participants
Low

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers vs as‐required FABA inhalers

Asthma control · mild asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 2859 participants
Moderate

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers vs as‐required FABA inhalers

Inhaled steroid dose · mild asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 2554 participants
Moderate

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers vs as‐required FABA inhalers

Total systemic steroid dose · mild asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 443 participants
Low

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers vs as‐required FABA inhalers

Adverse events · mild asthma

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers probably leads to lower adverse events compared with as‐required FABA inhalers (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.82 [0.71, 0.95]
2 studies · 3002 participants
Moderate

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers vs regular inhaled steroid

Rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · mild asthma

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring systemic steroid compared with regular inhaled steroid (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.79 [0.59, 1.07]
4 studies · 8065 participants
Low

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers vs regular inhaled steroid

Hospital admission, ED and urgent care visits · mild asthma

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers may leads to lower hospital admission, ED and urgent care visits compared with regular inhaled steroid (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.63 [0.44, 0.91]
4 studies · 8065 participants
Low

As‐required FABA/ICS inhalers vs regular inhaled steroid

Asthma control · mild asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Combination fixed‐dose beta agonist and steroid inhaler as required for adults or children with mild asthma 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 7382 participants
High