Corticosteroid Rescue Therapy Can Replace Daily Use in Mild Asthma

Beclomethasone and the placebo inhalers were provided by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the manufacturer of a generic formulation of beclomethasone. Of the 20 coauthors, 12, including lead author Dr. Martinez, reported having been a board member and/or received consulting fees, honoraria, and/or pending grant support from various pharmaceutical companies, including AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, MedImmune, and Merck. The remaining authors had no disclosures.