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Montelukast versus inhaled corticosteroids in the management of pediatric mild persistent asthma

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Title
Montelukast versus inhaled corticosteroids in the management of pediatric mild persistent asthma
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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine, July 2012
DOI 10.1186/2049-6958-7-13
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Alessandra Scaparrotta, Sabrina Di Pillo, Marina Attanasi, Daniele Rapino, Anna Cingolani, Nicola Pietro Consilvio, Marcello Verini, Francesco Chiarelli

Abstract

International guidelines recommend the use of inhaled corticosteroids (ICSs) as the preferred therapy, with leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) as an alternative, for the management of persistent asthma in children. Montelukast (MLK) is the first LTRA approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the use in young asthmatic children.Therefore, we performed an analysis of studies that compared the efficacy of MLK versus ICSs. We considered eligible for the inclusion randomized, controlled trials on pediatric populations with Jadad score > 3, with at least 4 weeks of treatment with MLK compared with ICS.Although it is important to recognize that ICSs use is currently the recommended first-line treatment for asthmatic children, MLK can have consistent benefits in controlling asthmatic symptoms and may be an alternative in children unable to use ICSs or suffering from poor growth. On the contrary, low pulmonary function and/or high allergic inflammatory markers require the corticosteroid use.

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Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 3%
United States 1 3%
Tunisia 1 3%
Unknown 32 91%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 7 20%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 14%
Professor > Associate Professor 5 14%
Student > Master 4 11%
Unspecified 2 6%
Other 5 14%
Unknown 7 20%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 16 46%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 5 14%
Unspecified 2 6%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 3%
Other 3 9%
Unknown 7 20%
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#22,759,802
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#269
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#160,654
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#9
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