Daily Mail | Steroid inhalers 'can make children suffering from asthma shorter in adulthood' Daily Mail All children received albuterol, a fast-acting drug also known as salbutamol for relief of acute asthma symptoms, and oral corticosteroids as needed for asthma symptoms. The researchers followed 943 participants in the trial at regular intervals until ... Asthma inhalers can make you shorter Children taking steroids for asthma are slightly shorter than peers Child's Use of Certain Asthma Drugs Could Shorten Adult Height |