Once asthma control is achieved, patients should be switched from combination corticosteroid-LABA therapy to a corticosteroid or another long-term asthma controller medication without an LABA. Medscape Medical News
In a meta-analysis, inhaled corticosteroids were significantly superior to montelukast in preventing severe asthma exacerbation and in improving lung function and asthma control. Medscape Medical News
Recent studies in children that evaluated long-term outcomes of controller asthma medications are reviewed. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology