Comparison of the efficacy and safety of beclometasone dipropionate suspension for nebulization and beclometasone dipropionate via a metered-dose inhaler in paediatric patients with moderate to severe exacerbation of asthma

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 97, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2003, Pages

  Bisca, N ^a   Cernatescu, I ^b   Dragomir, D ^c   Iacomi, A ^d   Mirceau, M ^e   Orascanu, D ^f  

^a Marius Nasta Institute of Pneumology   (Romania)

^b Institute for Mother and Child Care Alfred Rusescu   (Romania)

^c Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology   (Romania)

^d Caraiman Paediatric Hospital   (Romania)

^e Budimex (MCurie) Hospital   (Romania)

^f Grigore Alexandrescu Clinical Emergency Hospital for Children   (Romania)

Author keywords

Asthma; Beclometasone dipropionate; Inhaled drugs; Metered dose inhaler; Nebulized drugs

Indexed keywords

BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; CORTICOSTEROID; SALBUTAMOL; ANTIASTHMATIC AGENT; BECLOMETASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; NEBULIZATION; NEBULIZER; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADOLESCENT; ANTI-ASTHMATIC AGENTS; ASTHMA; BECLOMETHASONE; CHILD; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 11144299095     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0954-6111(03)90073-4     Document Type: Article

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