Combination corticosteroid/β-agonist inhaler as reliever therapy: A solution for intermittent and mild asthma?

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 133, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-41

  Beasley, Richard ^a   Weatherall, Mark ^b   Shirtcliffe, Philippa ^a   Hancox, Robert ^c   Reddel, Helen K ^d  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NEW ZEALAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d WOOLCOCK INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

agonist; Asthma; combination therapy; inhaled steroid

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; INHALER; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MILD INTERMITTENT ASTHMA; MONOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ASTHMA; COMBINATION THERAPY; ICS; INHALED CORTICOSTEROID; INHALED STEROID; LABA; LONG-ACTING Β-AGONIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RCT; SABA; SHORT-ACTING Β-AGONIST; SINGLE COMBINATION BUDESONIDE-FORMOTEROL INHALER MAINTENANCE AND RELIEVER THERAPY; SMART; Β-AGONIST;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ASTHMA; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; BUDESONIDE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ETHANOLAMINES; HUMANS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84891685199     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.10.053     Document Type: Article

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