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Will You Respond To An Inhaled Steroid?

From Pat Bass, About.com GuideApril 13, 2011

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While inhaled corticosteroids like Flovent or Pulmicort are generally the first treatment recommended when your rescue inhaler does not sufficiently control your asthma symptoms, not everyone responds. Certain groups and risk factors increase your risk for not responding to inhaled steroids.

Has your response to an to an inhaled steroid been suboptimal? Why do you think this is? What did your doctor tell you? Why not leave a comment or go to the forum and join the discussion.

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