TABLE 1.

High-dose inhaled corticosteroids proposed by the European Respiratory Society (ERS)/American Thoracic Society (ATS) [2] and the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) [18]

	ERS/ATS high dose μg	GINA high dose μg
Beclomethasone dipropionate (chlorofluorocarbon)	≥2000	>1000
Beclomethasone dipropionate (hydrofluoroalkane)	≥1000	>400
Budesonide	≥1600	>800
Ciclesonide	≥320	>320
Fluticasone furoate	NA	200
Fluticasone propionate	≥1000	>500
Mometasone furoate	≥800	≥440
Triamcinolone acetonide	≥1200	>2000

NA: not applicable.