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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 ICS vs placebo

Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ School‐age children · School‐aged children and adults

Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ School‐age children compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review