Efficacy and safety of budesonide/formoterol single inhaler therapy versus a higher dose of budesonide in moderate to severe asthma

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1403-1418

  Scicchitano, Raffaele ^a   Aalbers, R ^b   Ukena, D ^c   Manjra, A ^d   Fouquert, L ^e   Centann, S ^f,h   Boulet, L P ^g   Naya, I P ^e   Hultquist, C ^e  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d Westville Hospital   (South Africa)

^e University of Milan ^*

^f UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^h ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asthma; Budesonide; Budesonide formoterol; Exacerbations; Inhaled corticosteroids; Long acting 2 agonists; Single inhaler

Indexed keywords

BUDESONIDE; BUDESONIDE PLUS FORMOTEROL; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; PREDNISOLONE; TERBUTALINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANDIDIASIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOTROPIN TEST; DEVICE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MIXTURE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHONIA; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART PALPITATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR;

EID: 5444248773     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/030079904X2051     Document Type: Article

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