Inhaled Corticosteroids and Endocrine Effects in Childhood

This article reviews 4 areas critical to understanding potential adverse endocrine outcomes of ICSs and placing them in proper perspective: (1) influence of drug/delivery device properties on systemic steroid burden; (2) adrenal insufficiency during ICS treatment; (3) growth effects of ICS and asthma itself; and (4) bone mineral accretion during ICS therapy.
Source: Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America - Category: Endocrinology Authors: Source Type: research