Efficacy of budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy compared with higher-dose budesonide as step-up from low-dose inhaled corticosteroid treatment

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2017

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34365
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Authors
Jenkins, Christine R
Eriksson, Göran
Bateman, Eric D
Reddel, Helen K
Sears, Malcolm R
Lindberg, Magnus
O’Byrne, Paul M
Journal Title

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

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https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-017-0401-y
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Publisher
Department
Division of Pulmonology
Faculty
Faculty of Health Sciences
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Series
Abstract
Asthma management may involve a step up in treatment when symptoms are not well controlled. We examined whether budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy (MRT) is as effective as higher, fixed-dose budesonide plus as-needed terbutaline in patients requiring step-up from Step 2 treatment (low-dose inhaled corticosteroids), stratified by baseline reliever use.
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Keywords
Asthma
Bronchodilators
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Asthma
Australia
Budesonide
Child
Child, Preschool
Double-Blind Method
Drug Combinations
Corticosteroids
Respiratory therapy
Therapy
Administration, Inhalation
Adolescent
Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists
Adult

Reference:

Jenkins, C.R., Eriksson, G., Bateman, E.D., Reddel, H.K., Sears, M.R., Lindberg, M. & 2017. Efficacy of budesonide/formoterol maintenance and reliever therapy compared with higher-dose budesonide as step-up from low-dose inhaled corticosteroid treatment. BMC Pulmonary Medicine. 17(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34365

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