Task: Answer Verification
Input (English): Question: Are differences in the potencies of inhaled steroids reflected in the doses prescribed in primary care in New Zealand?
Answer: The average prescribed dose of fluticasone was 80% of that for beclomethasone, even though fluticasone is at least twice as potent as beclomethasone. Similar findings were observed when the general practitioners responded to the case histories. The high doses of fluticasone prescribed may be due to a failure to appreciate that fluticasone is twice as potent as beclomethasone and to the availability of high strength preparations of fluticasone, i.e. 250 microg per actuation.
Output (English): no