The once-daily fixed-dose combination of olodaterol and tiotropium in the management of COPD : current evidence and future prospects [PDF]
Long-acting bronchodilators are the cornerstone of pharmacologic treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Spiolto (R) or Stiolto (R) is a fixed-dose combination (FDC) containing two long-acting bronchodilators, the long-acting ...
Brusselle, Guy, Derom, Eric, Joos, Guy
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Aiyuan Zhou,1,2 Zijing Zhou,1,2 Dingding Deng,3 Yiyang Zhao,1,2 Jiaxi Duan,1,2 Wei Cheng,1,2 Cong Liu,1,2 Ping Chen1,2 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, People’s ...
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Don’t Leave Without Them: Dispensing asthma medications to pediatric patients upon discharge is associated with decreased hospital readmissions [PDF]
Purpose: Asthma exacerbations are a leading cause of hospital and emergency department admissions at pediatric institutions. The objective of this study was to determine if patients who obtain discharge medications from a pediatric institution’s ...
Aleda M.H. Chen, Pharm.D.,M.S., Ph.D. +3 more
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Formoterol versus short-acting beta-agonists as relief medication for adults and children with asthma [PDF]
Background Formoterol is a long-acting beta(2)-agonist but because it has a fast onset of action it can also be used as a relief medication. Objectives To asses the efficacy and safety of formoterol as reliever therapy in comparison to short-acting ...
Cates, CJ, Welsh, EJ
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Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading universal cause of mortality. Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder is primarily a chronic disease, a great number of patients complain of exacerbations.
Rasha M Hendy, Marwa E El-Naggar
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Kjell Larsson,1 Karin Lisspers,2 Björn Ställberg,2 Gunnar Johansson,2 Florian S Gutzwiller,3 Karen Mezzi,3 Bine Kjoeller Bjerregaard,4 Leif Jorgensen,4 Hyewon Koo,5 Christer Janson6 1Integrative Toxicology, The National Institute of Environmental ...
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Design of the Subpopulations and Intermediate Outcome Measures in COPD (SPIROMICS) AIR Study. [PDF]
IntroductionPopulation-based epidemiological evidence suggests that exposure to ambient air pollutants increases hospitalisations and mortality from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but less is known about the impact of exposure to air ...
Alexis, Neil +19 more
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Impact of symptom variability on clinical outcomes in COPD: analysis of a longitudinal cohort
Mi-Ae Kim,1 Min-Kang Suh,1 Jisoo Park,1 Jung-Hyun Kim,1 Tae-Hoon Kim,1 Eun Kyung Kim,1 Yeon-Mok Oh,2 Sang-Do Lee,2 Ji-Hyun Lee1 1Department of Pulmonology, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic
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Clinical usefulness of serum neopterin in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis
The aim of this study was to analyze the usefulness of the serum concentration of neopterin (NPT) as a marker of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The study included 67 children with JIA (36 girls and 31 boys), aged between 3.8 and 17.9 years (mean 13.
Plata-Nazar Katarzyna +7 more
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Role of mean platelet volume in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Background and objective Stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with low-grade systemic inflammation as demonstrated by an increase in blood leukocytes, acute-phase proteins such as C-reactive protein, and inflammatory ...
Eman R. Ali
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