A new study has found that daily pills may be a better treatment for asthma sufferers, reports the UK’s Rye & Battle Observer.

According to the news source, researchers from Canada’s McMaster University, along with those from several institutions in the UK, performed a study with 650 patients that compared leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRA pills) with the typical steroid inhaler. While both treatments produced the same results, patients reportedly felt once-a-day pills were a simpler option.

“This study looked to test [LTRA tablets'] use in a real-world setting rather than under the strictly controlled conditions of an experimental trial,” said the news source. In everyday conditions, 65 percent of patients adhered well to the pills, while 41 percent were able to adhere to inhaled steroids, a contrast which researchers determined to mean that the tablets may be a better option.

Although the results of the study were not extraordinary, they confirm that asthma sufferers can safely use daily pills as an alternative to inhalers. The Daily Mail reported LTRA pills as “wonder drugs,” but patients should be aware that they controlled asthma just as well as inhaled treatments. The only significant difference that researchers found was in the patients’ preference for the maintenance of their condition.

Inhaled steroids like Ventolin, Advair and Singulair are the most common treatments for Healthetreatment users with asthma. Readers with this condition: Given the option of a daily pill, which treatment would you prefer? Leave us a comment and let us know.