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Letter
Use of inhaled corticosteroids in children
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I read with interest the article Survey of adrenal crisis associated with inhaled corticosteroids in the United Kingdom by Todd et al and the accompanying editorial in the December issue of Archives.
In the reported cases, the children had been administered substantially (up to 5 times) higher than the Glaxo SmithKline (GSK) Core Data Sheet recommended Flixotide dose of 400 mcg/day and use of fluticasone (FP) at such doses is certainly not endorsed by GSK. Within the recommended doses, there are a wealth of data from controlled clinical trials that Flixotide is a well tolerated and effective drug in adults and children. …