Why Don't Some People With Asthma Respond to Medication? WebMD They also found that people with this so-called non-eosinophilic asthma did not respond well to treatment with oral and inhaled corticosteroids, like prednisone, Aerobid, Azmacort, Flovent, and Symbicort, which fight inflammation. ... Study Offers Clues to Why Some Don't Benefit From Asthma Drugs Half of Asthma Patients Do Not Respond to Standard Therapy |