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[|Human|] Hi, My son (4.5 yrs old) suffers from frequent asthma . His doctor has put him on seroflow 50 inhaler - 2 puffs twice daily- for six months. he says it will act as preventive treatment also and may be it will cure his asthma forever. I am afraid about the side effects and how it will affect his development. Also please tell me whether this will create a dependency on the medicine? Thanks, Dipthi
[|AI|]  For controlling asthma, steroids have to be given. Since oral steroids have side effects, inhaler steroids are given as these have very little side effects. Your son will have to be under constant supervision of the pulmonologist who will adjust the dosage from time to time and taper it off as soon as possible. There is nothing like dependence on steroids. Once his symptoms are controlled, his requirement of inhalers will also come down, and he can be completely off the steroids.