I have bronchitis from around 1 year,i have same problem daily at night,cough and phlegm with breathing problem.For this i take ayurvedic medicines along with omnacortil 5 mg.I have been using omnacortil  5 mg from 1 month regularly at night.This makes me sleep at night happily without any cough and phlegm.Is there any problem using omnacortil 5 mg for a long period.Please tell me the cure!
Thanks for your question completely understand your problemomnacortil is a steroid -prednisolone, it is not a definitive management for bronchitis or COPD, it is just used for short periods that too if need during acute exacerbation sin long term it can cause serious side effects like osteoporosis and decreases the immunity and make you vulnerable for other infections like tuberculosis. You need to consult a pulmonologist who can request for a spirometry and certainly stage your disease as per international guidelines as per staging you can be put on some inhaled medications like formoterol and fluticasone combinations which are definitive management for copdthese inhaled medications have minimal side effects.better not to take prednisolone you need a pulmonologists opinion thanks feel free to ask more questions may god bless you with good health