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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Clinical Trial
Oral glucocorticosteroid-sparing effect of budesonide administered by Turbuhaler: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adults with moderate-to-severe chronic asthma. Pulmicort Turbuhaler Study Group.
To determine the ability of budesonide via an inhaler (Pulmicort Turbuhaler; Astra Draco AB) to replace oral glucocorticosteroids (GCSs) in adult subjects with moderate-to-severe asthma. ⋯ Budesonide administered via Turbuhaler has a significant oral GCS-sparing capacity with maintained or improved asthma control in adult subjects with moderate-to-severe asthma.