Intermittent 'as needed' ICS vs daily ICS
Number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring treatment with oral steroids · Children and adults with persistent asthma.
Intermittent 'as needed' ICS showed no clear difference in patients with 1 or more exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids… compared with daily ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Intermittent versus daily inhaled corticosteroids for persistent asthma in children and adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.07 [0.87, 1.32]7 studies · 1204 participantsLow