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Tag: steroid therapy

Asthma UK: switch from steroid to biologic treatments

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Hippocratic Post
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Charity warns of the hidden toll of repeated steroid tablets for Asthma when new “wonder” biologic treatments are available. Repeated, high-dose steroid tablets can impair the immune system, making people more vulnerable to respiratory infections and cause toxic side-effects1 Two or more courses of steroid tablets in a year to treat asthma symptoms should trigger […]

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Posted in Diabetes, Heart & Lung, Lifestyle, PaediatricsTagged asthma, Asthma UK, biologic, severe asthma, steroid therapyLeave a comment on Asthma UK: switch from steroid to biologic treatments

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