FEWER FLARE UPS

Inhaled steroids reduce the number of flare ups in patients with COPD by approximately 30% relatively to patients not using inhaled steroids.

For example, if you suffer 3 flare ups over a certain time period, using inhaled steroids will reduce this number to 2 flare ups during that period.

On the next page we will describe how inhaled steroids may influence your quality of life