Trends in oral corticosteroids use in severe asthma: a 14-year population-based study.

J Mark FitzGeraldAmir KhakbanHamid TavakoliSolmaz Ehteshami-AfsharLarry D LyndJ Mark FitzGerald

Published in: Respiratory research (2021)

This population-based study documented a secular downward trend in maintenance OCS use in a period before widespread use of biologics. This might have been responsible for a higher rate of exacerbations that required episodic OCS therapy. Such trends in OCS use might be due to changes in the epidemiology of severe asthma, or changes in patient and provider preferences over time.

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