The Cochrane Airways Group has published a set of Cochrane Reviews looking at the safety of regular inhaler treatment with long-acting beta2 agonists in asthma, either alone or in combination with corticosteroids. It has now brought these reviews together into an overview that focuses on child-specific data. This overview was published in October 2012, with a summary in the November 2012 issue of the Evidence-Based Child Health journal . The Coordinating editor of the Airways Group, Chris Cates, based in London, England, outlines the findings and the implications for care of children with asthma.

Read the Overview on the Evidence-based Child Health site here