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Episode 323: LABA and steroids in asthma – is there any risk?

In episode 323, James and Mike go over two new studies that have looked at the risk of using LABAs in combination with inhaled corticosteroids in both adults and children. Bottom line – no increased risk, but also not a lot of benefit either.

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Safety of Adding Salmeterol to Fluticasone Propionate in Children with Asthma

N Engl J Med 2016;375:840-849

Serious Asthma Events with Budesonide plus Formoterol vs. Budesonide Alone

N Engl J Med 2016;375:850-860

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