Therapeutic equivalence of three metered-dose inhalers containing salbutamol (Albuterol) in protecting against methacholine-induced bronchoconstriction in children with asthma

Pediatric Pulmonology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 447-452

  Mallol, Javier ^a,c   Aguirre, Viviana ^a   Rhem, Rodney ^a   Rodriguez, Jorge ^b   Dolovich, Myrna ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Asthma; Bronchial challenge; Children; Cost; Generic drugs; Metered dose inhalers; Methacholine; Particle size; Salbutamol

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; METHACHOLINE; PLACEBO; SALBUTAMOL;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEVICE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ALBUTEROL; ASTHMA; BRONCHIAL PROVOCATION TESTS; BRONCHOCONSTRICTION; BRONCHOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; CHILD; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PARTICLE SIZE; SPIROMETRY; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY;

EID: 0035195777     PISSN: 87556863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ppul.1157     Document Type: Article

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