Role of combined indacaterol and glycopyrronium bromide (QVA149) for the treatment of COPD in Japan

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 813-822

  Horita, Nobuyuki ^a   Kaneko, Takeshi ^a  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bronchodilator agents; Delivery of health care; Dry powder inhalers; Guideline; Meta analysis; Muscarinic antagonists

Indexed keywords

BRONCHODILATING AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE PLUS SALMETEROL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE PLUS INDACATEROL; INDACATEROL; PLACEBO; TIOTROPIUM BROMIDE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; GLYCOPYRRONIUM; INDAN DERIVATIVE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; JAPAN; META ANALYSIS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG EFFECTS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LUNG; NEBULIZER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADRENERGIC BETA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; BRONCHODILATOR AGENTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GLYCOPYRROLATE; HUMANS; INDANS; JAPAN; LUNG; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUINOLONES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84929409357     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S56067     Document Type: Review

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