Budesonide is better retained in airway tissue than fluticasone propionate and mometasone furoate due to the formation of lipophilic, slowly hydrolyzed budesonide esters

K. Lexmüller, H. Falk Nilsson, R. Brattsand, A. Miller-Larsson (Lund, Sweden)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Glucocorticosteroids: an update on their use
Session: Glucocorticosteroids: an update on their use
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1822
Disease area: Airway diseases

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