fluticasone (Flovent) alone, or placebo -- all given twice daily. Enrollment criteria included a history of smoking, FEV 1 <60% of predicted, and reversibility with albuterol that was less than 10 ...

Many patients with mild asthma take standard daily doses of inhaled corticosteroids indefinitely. Two new industry-supported, placebo-controlled, randomized trials - each with about 500 ...

Patients had mild to moderately severe COPD (FEV 1 25–80% of predicted) and were given 3 months treatment with ICS, fluticasone propionate (FP; 500 μg twice daily, n=14) or placebo (n=10). Biopsy ...